It is the person or company with a physical address in the state that receives your company’s legal documents and official notices. We include it for the first year in every package, in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Last reviewed: October 21, 2026 · Official sources
If someone sues your company, the notice (service of process) is delivered to the agent, in the state.
It also receives the state’s official notices for your company.
In Texas, for example, the agent must receive and forward to the company any process, notice or demand served on it.
In Florida it must be a Florida street address; a post office box is not accepted.
So that there is always a known address in the state where your company’s legal notices and official notices can be delivered. Here is how three states handle it:
The company designates an agent who accepts service of process in Florida, with a street address in the state. The company itself can’t be its own agent.
Every filing entity must continuously maintain a registered agent and a registered office in Texas.
If it doesn’t, the state may involuntarily terminate the company (or revoke the registration of a company from another state).
The LLC must designate the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process. It may also designate a registered agent, which is optional.
It depends on each state’s rules. In Florida and Texas, for example, the company can’t be its own agent, but an individual can, if they meet those rules:
An individual associated with the company (owner, officer, director, member or manager) can serve, with a Florida street address. A post office box is not accepted.
An individual Texas resident or an organization registered or authorized to do business in Texas can serve. An officer, owner or employee can be the agent; the entity itself cannot.
In states such as Florida or Texas, you need someone with an address in that state. That is what the Registered Agent service is for.
$180 for 12 months
For any company, even if another company formed it.
You pay online on the “Your order” page and then fill in your company details.Will you operate in another state? You normally also need to register your company there and have a Registered Agent in that state. See all 50 states in Coverage or tell us about your case.
It depends on the state. In Texas, for example, failing to maintain a registered agent and registered office may lead to the company’s involuntary termination (or the revocation of a foreign entity’s registration).
We scan anything that arrives for your company and send it to you by email, with a WhatsApp notice.
No. It lasts 12 months and doesn’t renew automatically: we let you know before it expires, and it renews only if you agree.
Yes. As an individual service it is for any company: $180 for 12 months.
If you will operate in another state, you normally must register your company there as a “foreign entity” (foreign qualification; here “foreign” means formed in another state) and have a Registered Agent in that state. Tell us about your case.
Yes. A Registered Agent for the first year is included in every package, in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Every fact on this page comes from these official pages or from our website data.
Last reviewed: October 21, 2026. General information only: not legal, tax or accounting advice. Incnnova Solutions & Co is a private company: we are not a law firm or an accounting firm and we are not affiliated with the IRS or any state. Fees and rules are set by each state and may change.
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