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Business Basics LabLLC paperwork, measured state by state.

Series · Appoint a registered agent

Registered Agent Lessons for All 50 States (2026)

Series 2 for every state: what the registered agent rule says, who may serve, the address rule and how to record the agent.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

Sheets by state

1AlabamaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: AL Registered Agent.org2AlaskaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing3ArizonaStatutory agent · compulsoryWe recommend: AZ Registered Agent.org4ArkansasRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing5CaliforniaAgent for service of process · compulsoryWe recommend: California Registered Agent.ai6ColoradoRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing7ConnecticutRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing8DelawareRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing9FloridaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing10GeorgiaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing11HawaiiRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Hawaii Registered Agent.co12IdahoRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing13IllinoisRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing14IndianaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing15IowaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing16KansasResident agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing17KentuckyRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing18LouisianaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Louisiana Registered Agent.co19MaineRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Maine Registered Agent.co20MarylandResident agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing21MassachusettsResident agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing22MichiganResident agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing23MinnesotaRegistered agent · see detailsWe recommend: Minnesota Registered Agent.co24MississippiRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing25MissouriRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: MO Registered Agent.org26MontanaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Montana Registered Agent.co27NebraskaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing28NevadaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Nevada Registered Agent.co29New HampshireRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing30New JerseyRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing31New MexicoRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: New Mexico Registered Agent.co32New YorkAgent for service of process · see detailsWe recommend: Mainstay Filing33North CarolinaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: NC Registered Agent.org34North DakotaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing35OhioStatutory agent · compulsoryWe recommend: OH Registered Agent.org36OklahomaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: OK Registered Agent.org37OregonRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: OR Registered Agent.org38PennsylvaniaRegistered agent · see detailsWe recommend: Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co39Rhode IslandResident agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing40South CarolinaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: SC Registered Agent.org41South DakotaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing42TennesseeRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: TN Registered Agent.org43TexasRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing44UtahRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Utah Registered Agent.co45VermontRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing46VirginiaRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: VA Registered Agent.org47WashingtonRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing48West VirginiaAgent for service of process · see detailsWe recommend: West Virginia Registered Agent.co49WisconsinRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: Mainstay Filing50WyomingRegistered agent · compulsoryWe recommend: WY Reg Agent.com

Need more than one state?

Across the country, we would begin with Mainstay Filing. Open it.

Specimens by state

  1. Alabama: Logged against alisondb.legislature.state.al.us in October 2026
  2. Alaska: Logged against akleg.gov in October 2026
  3. Arizona: Logged against azleg.gov in October 2026
  4. Arkansas: Logged against arkleg.state.ar.us in October 2026
  5. California: Logged against leginfo.legislature.ca.gov in October 2026
  6. Colorado: Logged against sos.state.co.us in October 2026
  7. Connecticut: Logged against cga.ct.gov in October 2026
  8. Delaware: Logged against delcode.delaware.gov in October 2026
  9. Florida: Logged against flsenate.gov in October 2026
  10. Georgia: Logged against sos.ga.gov in October 2026
  11. Hawaii: Logged against capitol.hawaii.gov in October 2026
  12. Idaho: Logged against legislature.idaho.gov in October 2026
  13. Illinois: Logged against ilga.gov in October 2026
  14. Indiana: Logged against faqs.in.gov in October 2026
  15. Iowa: Logged against legis.iowa.gov in October 2026
  16. Kansas: Logged against ksrevisor.gov in October 2026
  17. Kentucky: Logged against apps.legislature.ky.gov in October 2026
  18. Louisiana: Logged against legis.la.gov in October 2026
  19. Maine: Logged against legislature.maine.gov in October 2026
  20. Maryland: Logged against mgaleg.maryland.gov in October 2026
  21. Massachusetts: Logged against sec.state.ma.us in October 2026
  22. Michigan: Logged against legislature.mi.gov in October 2026
  23. Minnesota: Logged against revisor.mn.gov in October 2026
  24. Mississippi: Logged against sos.ms.gov in October 2026
  25. Missouri: Logged against revisor.mo.gov in October 2026
  26. Montana: Logged against mca.legmt.gov in October 2026
  27. Nebraska: Logged against nebraskalegislature.gov in October 2026
  28. Nevada: Logged against leg.state.nv.us in October 2026
  29. New Hampshire: Logged against gc.nh.gov in October 2026
  30. New Jersey: Logged against pub.njleg.gov in October 2026
  31. New Mexico: Logged against nmonesource.com in October 2026
  32. New York: Logged against nysenate.gov in October 2026
  33. North Carolina: Logged against sosnc.gov in October 2026
  34. North Dakota: Logged against ndlegis.gov in October 2026
  35. Ohio: Logged against codes.ohio.gov in October 2026
  36. Oklahoma: Logged against sos.ok.gov in October 2026
  37. Oregon: Logged against oregonlegislature.gov in October 2026
  38. Pennsylvania: Logged against legis.state.pa.us in October 2026
  39. Rhode Island: Logged against webserver.rilegislature.gov in October 2026
  40. South Carolina: Logged against scstatehouse.gov in October 2026
  41. South Dakota: Logged against sdlegislature.gov in October 2026
  42. Tennessee: Logged against sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com in October 2026
  43. Texas: Logged against sos.texas.gov in October 2026
  44. Utah: Logged against le.utah.gov in October 2026
  45. Vermont: Logged against legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026
  46. Virginia: Logged against law.lis.virginia.gov in October 2026
  47. Washington: Logged against app.leg.wa.gov in October 2026
  48. West Virginia: Logged against code.wvlegislature.gov in October 2026
  49. Wisconsin: Logged against docs.legis.wisconsin.gov in October 2026
  50. Wyoming: Logged against wyoleg.gov in October 2026