The Michigan Registered Agent (2026): 6 Procedures and the 3 Best Agents
Result for 2026: appointing a registered agent in Michigan is best served by Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Michigan Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and MI Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), ranked in that order. Complete the 6 procedures below and the resident agent is appointed correctly.
A Michigan resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Michigan or authorized there, whose business office (or, for a person, residence) is the registered office. Statutory basis: MCL 450.4207.
Procedure3
Procedure 3: The address requirement
The address has to be a registered office in Michigan, which does not have to be the place of business. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
TipEngaging a service keeps a home address out of the public record.
Procedure4
Procedure 4: Act as agent or hire one
Eligible owners may name themselves, and the ranked agents charge $99 to $149 annually.
Procedure5
Procedure 5: Place the agent on the public record
On a new Michigan LLC the agent appears in the Articles of Organization (Form CSCL/CD-700). A later change reaches the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) as a separate filing.
The annual statement measures $25 every year and falls due February 15; notices about it are routed to the resident agent.
Specimen: Specimen: michigan.gov, logged August 2026
What the agent costs in Michigan
Cost item
Payee
Amount
Engaging an agent
The engaged service
$99 to $149 a year
Renewal
The engaged service
$99 to $149 a year
Annual statement
State
$25 every year
Figures paid to Michigan are its published fees, with the specimens listed beneath the table; each service row is that company's own price. The three-year state row sums the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax.
How the Michigan results were ordered
moved ahead of on procedures the price performs, which counts for 28%.
Coverage placed it ahead of Michigan Registered Agent.co.
Brief answers
What does Michigan say about keeping a resident agent?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Can I be my own resident agent?
Yes, when the eligibility and address tests in procedures 2 and 3 are met.
Can I change my resident agent later?
Yes; an existing LLC files a change with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), as procedure 5 shows.
What does a registered agent cost in Michigan?
$99 to $149 per year for the agents listed.
What does the LLC pay the state each year?
$25 every year for the annual statement.
Which registered agent would you choose?
Mainstay Filing reads highest, Michigan Registered Agent.co and MI Registered Agent.org follow; Mainstay Filing leads on procedures the price performs.
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations readings were recorded from michigan.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations readings were recorded from michigan.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
Michigan report due date readings were recorded from michigan.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
MCL 450.4202 readings were recorded from legislature.mi.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
Michigan formation fee: Filing fee, official source readings were recorded from michigan.gov; the last repeat observation was in September 2026.
Michigan formation fee: Filing fee, official source readings were recorded from legislature.mi.gov; the last repeat observation was in September 2026.
Michigan registered agent statute readings were recorded from legislature.mi.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Entry November 13, 2026: Mainstay Filing, Michigan service page
Entry November 13, 2026: Michigan Registered Agent.co, pricing page
Entry November 13, 2026: MI Registered Agent.org, pricing page