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Registered Agent Lessons for All 50 States (2026)

Choose a state to learn its registered agent requirement and how to meet it.
From the Founder Primer desk

Pick a state

1 Alabama
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
2 Alaska
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
3 Arizona
Statutory agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
4 Arkansas
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
5 California
Agent for service of process · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
6 Colorado
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
7 Connecticut
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
8 Delaware
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Delaware Registered Agent.ai
9 Florida
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: FL Registered Agent.org
10 Georgia
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
11 Hawaii
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
12 Idaho
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: ID Registered Agent.org
13 Illinois
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: IL Registered Agent.org
14 Indiana
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Indiana Registered Agent.co
15 Iowa
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Iowa Registered Agent.co
16 Kansas
Resident agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
17 Kentucky
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
18 Louisiana
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
19 Maine
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
20 Maryland
Resident agent · agent required
We recommend: MD Registered Agent.org
21 Massachusetts
Resident agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
22 Michigan
Resident agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
23 Minnesota
Registered agent · unusual rule
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
24 Mississippi
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Registered Agent MS.org
25 Missouri
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
26 Montana
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Montana Registered Agent.co
27 Nebraska
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
28 Nevada
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Nevada Registered Agent.co
29 New Hampshire
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
30 New Jersey
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: New Jersey Registered Agent.co
31 New Mexico
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: NM Registered Agent.org
32 New York
Agent for service of process · unusual rule
We recommend: NY Registered Agent.org
33 North Carolina
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
34 North Dakota
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
35 Ohio
Statutory agent · agent required
We recommend: OH Registered Agent.org
36 Oklahoma
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: OK Registered Agent.org
37 Oregon
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
38 Pennsylvania
Registered agent · unusual rule
We recommend: PA Registered Agent.org
39 Rhode Island
Resident agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
40 South Carolina
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
41 South Dakota
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
42 Tennessee
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: TN Registered Agent.org
43 Texas
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Texas Registered Agent.ai
44 Utah
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: UT Registered Agent.org
45 Vermont
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
46 Virginia
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
47 Washington
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: WA Registered Agent.org
48 West Virginia
Agent for service of process · unusual rule
We recommend: Mainstay Filing
49 Wisconsin
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: WI Registered Agent.org
50 Wyoming
Registered agent · agent required
We recommend: WY Reg Agent.com

The national list

First on the national registered agent list: Mainstay Filing. Nationwide picks.

Official sources, state by state

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