Term
Other names for a registered agent
Statutory agent, resident agent and similar titles name the same role.
Facts
- Another name
- Registered agent
- Related
- Registered agent before moving to Registered office before moving to Service of process
What to do
Use the state's own title on its forms and in any search of its law. A search for the wrong title can turn up nothing even when the rule exists under a different name.
States differ
- Registered agent: 40 states, same title
- Resident agent: Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Rhode Island
- Agent for service of process: California, New York and West Virginia
- Statutory agent: Arizona and Ohio
Where it appears
See: LLC charters by state, Registered agent rules by state, Foreign registration by state.