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Registered Agent Prices by State (undefined)

For every state, what the law calls the agent, our top pick and its price.
Tracked by the Filing Price Watch editorial team

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State Agent rule Best value Price a year Cost at yr 3 Source
Alabama Registered agent AL Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 alisondb.legislature.state.al.us (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Alaska Registered agent AK Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 akleg.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Arizona Statutory agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 azleg.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Arkansas Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 arkleg.state.ar.us (pulled October 2026, noted here)
California Agent for service of process California Registered Agent.ai $99/yr $297 leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Colorado Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 sos.state.co.us (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Connecticut Registered agent CT Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 cga.ct.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Delaware Registered agent Delaware Registered Agent.ai $99/yr $297 delcode.delaware.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Florida Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 flsenate.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Georgia Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 sos.ga.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Hawaii Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 capitol.hawaii.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Idaho Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 legislature.idaho.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Illinois Registered agent Illinois Registered Agent.co $99/yr $297 ilga.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Indiana Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 faqs.in.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Iowa Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 legis.iowa.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Kansas Resident agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 ksrevisor.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Kentucky Registered agent KY Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 apps.legislature.ky.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Louisiana Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 legis.la.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Maine Registered agent ME Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 legislature.maine.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Maryland Resident agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 mgaleg.maryland.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Massachusetts Resident agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 sec.state.ma.us (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Michigan Resident agent Michigan Registered Agent.co $99/yr $297 legislature.mi.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Minnesota Registered agent (unique rule) Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 revisor.mn.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Mississippi Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 sos.ms.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Missouri Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 revisor.mo.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Montana Registered agent Registered Agent MT.org $99/yr $297 mca.legmt.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Nebraska Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 nebraskalegislature.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Nevada Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 leg.state.nv.us (pulled October 2026, noted here)
New Hampshire Registered agent New Hampshire Registered Agent.co $99/yr $297 gc.nh.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
New Jersey Registered agent Registered Agent NJ.org $99/yr $297 pub.njleg.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
New Mexico Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 nmonesource.com (pulled October 2026, noted here)
New York Agent for service of process (unique rule) New York Registered Agent.ai $99/yr $297 nysenate.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
North Carolina Registered agent North Carolina Registered Agent.co $99/yr $297 sosnc.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
North Dakota Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 ndlegis.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Ohio Statutory agent OH Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 codes.ohio.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Oklahoma Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 sos.ok.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Oregon Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 oregonlegislature.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Pennsylvania Registered agent (unique rule) Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 legis.state.pa.us (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Rhode Island Resident agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 webserver.rilegislature.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
South Carolina Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 scstatehouse.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
South Dakota Registered agent SD Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 sdlegislature.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Tennessee Registered agent TN Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Texas Registered agent TX Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 sos.texas.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Utah Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 le.utah.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Vermont Registered agent VT Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 legislature.vermont.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Virginia Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 law.lis.virginia.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Washington Registered agent WA Registered Agent.org $99/yr $297 app.leg.wa.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
West Virginia Agent for service of process (unique rule) West Virginia Registered Agent.co $99/yr $297 code.wvlegislature.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Wisconsin Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Wyoming Registered agent Mainstay Filing $149/yr $447 wyoleg.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)

Each line cites an official source for state fees. Service prices are taken from company pricing pages.

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About the data

  1. State fees cite one official source per line; service prices cite company pricing, listed in each state watchlist.