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Lab sheet 2 · Minnesota

The Minnesota Registered Agent (2026): 6 Procedures and the 3 Best Agents

Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) measured best, in that order, for appointing a registered agent in Minnesota in 2026. Procedure 1 records what Minnesota law says about a registered agent; by procedure 6 the appointment is on file.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

Before the procedures

The requirement
See procedure 1Specimen: revisor.mn.gov, logged October 2026
Prices of ranked services
$99 to $149 a yearAs published
Annual renewal
No feeSpecimen: revisor.mn.gov, logged October 2026
Sheet procedures
6One at a time

Sheet aims

  • What the law provides
  • The eligibility and address rules
  • Recording the agent
  • The agents we recommend

Best reading

The Minnesota results

The order follows five published criteria, set out in how we measure.
Highest result

1. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for single-state companies

$99 yearly, identical at renewal

The sheet starts with Minnesota Registered Agent.co, because $99 a year supplies a Minnesota agent with an office inside the state.

A lower three-year total than Mainstay Filing gives it first place; cost counts 36%.

What the price performs

  • A registered office address
  • Online copies of served documents

Measured strengths

  • Annual price $99; renewal $99
  • Less per year than Mainstay Filing

Measured limits

  • A single-state service
  • Annual renewal is excluded from the price
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Minnesota focus

2. MN Registered Agent.org: best for another Minnesota candidate

$99 yearly, identical at renewal

In second position is MN Registered Agent.org, where $99 a year supplies a Minnesota agent with an office inside the state.

Its prices equal Minnesota Registered Agent.co's, so either is acceptable.

What the price performs

  • A registered office address
  • Online copies of served documents

Measured strengths

  • Annual price $99; renewal $99
  • Less per year than Mainstay Filing

Measured limits

  • A single-state service
  • Annual renewal is excluded from the price
Visit MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Upkeep included

3. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent across states

$149 yearly, identical at renewal

Mainstay Filing is an acceptable third choice: a constant $149 a year regardless of the state of formation.

Across three years the total is $150 higher than Minnesota Registered Agent.co's.

What the price performs

  • A physical address in the state
  • Papers served on the company are scanned free on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned at no charge
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Measured strengths

  • Annual price $149; renewal $149
  • The same price in all fifty states

Measured limits

  • $50 a year above Minnesota Registered Agent.co
  • An agent-only plan that does not file reports
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The Minnesota results compared

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Minnesota Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2MN Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Drawn from each company's pricing on November 13, 2026. Changing agent leaves state fees unchanged.

The sheet, procedure by procedure

  1. Procedure 1: Begin with the rule

    A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.

    Specimen: Specimen: revisor.mn.gov, logged October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Eligible agents

    If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office. Authority: Minn. Stat. § 5.36.

  3. Procedure 3: The address requirement

    Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted.

    TipEngaging a service keeps a home address out of the public record.

  4. Procedure 4: Settle who will be the agent

    Serving personally is possible if the tests are met. A professional from the ranking costs $99 to $149 per year.

  5. Procedure 5: Name the agent in the filing

    The agent is identified in the filing made with the Minnesota Secretary of State, and any change is a distinct filing there.

    Specimen: Specimen: revisor.mn.gov, logged October 2026

  6. Procedure 6: Keep the agent record current

    Annually the annual renewal reconfirms the agent's details, by December 31.

    Specimen: Specimen: revisor.mn.gov, logged October 2026

What will be paid

ProcedurePaid toAmount
Engaging an agentThe provider$99 to $149 a year
Renewing the agentThe provider$99 to $149 a year
Annual renewalState officeNo fee
Method for the three-year state row: take the filing fee, add the reports due in years two and three, then add any yearly minimum tax. Service fees stay in their own rows.

Why Minnesota Registered Agent.co comes first

The deciding criterion was measured cost over three years, worth 36% of the reading.

Three years with Minnesota Registered Agent.co total $297, which is $150 below Mainstay Filing.

Questions readers ask

Does Minnesota law require a registered agent for an LLC?

A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Under this state's rule an agent is optional, and procedures 2 and 3 apply only when one is appointed.

Can I change my registered agent later?

A change is permitted whenever wanted, through the Minnesota Secretary of State, as procedure 5 describes.

What does a registered agent cost in Minnesota?

$99 to $149 a year among the ranked agents.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The annual renewal, with no fee.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Minnesota Registered Agent.co reads highest, MN Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing follow; Minnesota Registered Agent.co leads on measured cost over three years.

Related sheets

Specimens and records

  1. Notebook entry for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source: the observations rest on revisor.mn.gov, revisited in October 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  2. Notebook entry for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source: the observations rest on revisor.mn.gov, revisited in October 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  3. Notebook entry for Minnesota report due date: the observations rest on sos.state.mn.us, revisited in August 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  4. Notebook entry for Minn: the observations rest on revisor.mn.gov, revisited in August 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  5. Notebook entry for Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, official source: the observations rest on sos.mn.gov, revisited in October 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  6. Notebook entry for Minnesota registered agent statute: the observations rest on revisor.mn.gov, revisited in October 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  7. pricing page (Minnesota Registered Agent.co), observed November 13, 2026
  8. pricing page (MN Registered Agent.org), observed November 13, 2026
  9. Minnesota service page (Mainstay Filing), observed November 13, 2026