How to Change a Registered Agent Address

When You Need This, Versus a Full Agent Change

Changing a registered agent's address is a narrower situation than replacing the agent entirely. It applies when the same person or company stays your registered agent, but moves to a new street address, whether that is a paid service relocating offices, or an individual (such as an LLC member serving as their own agent) moving within the state. If you are instead replacing one agent with a different person or company, that is a full change of registered agent, a related but separate filing.

The Form You File

Most states use the same form for both situations: a statement of change of registered agent and/or registered office. Texas, for example, uses Form 401, Statement of Change of Registered Office/Agent, for either an address update or a full agent change. Delaware processes an address update through a Certificate of Amendment. Check your specific state's filing office for its exact form name, since some states separate "change of agent" from "change of registered office address" into two distinct forms while others combine them.

The Filing Fee

Because most states use the same form regardless of whether the agent or only the address changed, the fee is typically identical to a full agent-change filing, ranging from $0 in states such as California, Montana, and Virginia to $100 in Alabama, according to each state's fee schedule. A handful of states charge a smaller, separate fee specifically for an address-only update; confirm your state's current schedule before filing, since fee schedules are updated periodically.

If Your Agent Is an Individual Who Moved

If you serve as your own registered agent, or you named another individual (such as an employee) who has since moved to a new address within the same state, you file the statement of change yourself, as the business, updating the address on record. The new address must still meet the state's requirements: a physical street address, not a P.O. box, and one where the agent is reachable during business hours.

If Your Agent Is a Commercial Registered Agent That Relocated

Commercial registered agents, meaning companies that serve as the registered agent for many businesses at once, sometimes move their own office location. Several states let a commercial registered agent file one blanket statement of change, updating its address across every entity it represents, rather than requiring each represented LLC or corporation to file its own separate update. This is specifically a convenience for the agent itself; if you use a commercial registered agent service and it changes address, ask whether it filed the blanket update on your behalf or whether you need to take any action.

What a Registered Agent Service Handles for You

If you hire a registered agent service rather than serving as your own, address updates caused by the service relocating are typically the provider's responsibility to file, not yours. LLC Register's $99-a-year registered agent service includes LLC formation in year one and annual report filing, with state fees passed through at cost; if the service itself needed to update its address, that filing would be handled on the business's behalf rather than left to the owner to track.

Confirm the Update Actually Processed

Whichever path applies to you, confirm the change took effect by checking your state's business entity search after filing, rather than assuming the paperwork was accepted. An address update that is submitted but not yet processed still leaves the old address as the official one of record in the meantime.

Don't Confuse This With Changing Your LLC's Own Address

Your registered agent's address and your LLC's principal business address are two separate fields on most state filings. Updating one does not automatically update the other; confirm which address you actually need to change before filing the wrong form.

Update Promptly After Any Move

If you serve as your own agent and move, even locally within the state, update your registered agent address as soon as the move is final. Legal notices and state mail go to whatever address is on file, not wherever you currently happen to be.

A New Address Still Has to Meet the State's Rules

Any new address you file, whether for yourself or another individual agent, still has to be a real street address in the state of formation, not a P.O. box or a temporary address you do not expect to keep. Moving to an address that does not qualify can create the same problem you were trying to fix.

If You're Using a Service, Ask How Address Changes Are Handled

Before you need it, ask your registered agent service whether it notifies you if it relocates, and whether any action is required on your part. Not every provider handles this the same way, and assuming it is automatic can leave a gap if your specific provider expects you to confirm something.

Talk to a Business Attorney if a Move Coincides With Pending Legal Matters

If you are in the middle of a lawsuit, a contract dispute, or any matter where timely notice matters, and your registered agent's address is changing during that period, talk to a business attorney about whether any additional notice to courts or counterparties is needed beyond the state filing.