A state filing ledger · 50 states + DC
Every one of these 51 jurisdictions sets its own rules for the registered agent an LLC must name. This register answers who may hold the seat, a person or the company itself, and prints the terms it sets in the state's own words.
A "not allowed" or "not accepted" below is a researched finding with the state's own page behind it, never a guess. A "not read" cell means nobody has researched that field at this pin, and the absence of a no is not a yes.
oldest record on this page verified 2026-08-09
| State | An individual as the agent | The LLC as its own agent | A mailbox service as the address | Address rule, in the state's words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Allowed an individual who is a resident of this state | Allowed | Not accepted | The registered office must be located at a street address in this state where process may be personally served on the entity's registered agent. |
| Alaska | Allowed an individual resident of this state whose business office is the same as the registered office | Not allowed | not read | The registered office may be the same as the office of the company. The registered agent may be either an individual resident of this state whose business office is the same as the registered office, or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is the same as the registered office. |
| Arizona | Allowed A statutory agent must be either an individual resident of this state | Allowed | not read | A statutory agent for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company must have a place of business or residence in this state. |
| Arkansas | not read | not read | Not accepted | The registered agent's address must be a street address in Arkansas, and the agent must be located at that address. |
| California | Allowed An agent for service of process of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company shall be an individual who is a resident of this state | Not allowed | not read | The name and street address of the initial agent for service of process of the limited liability company who meets the qualifications specified in subdivision (c) of Section 17701.13. |
| Colorado | Allowed | Allowed | Not accepted | A usual place of business located in Colorado means that the registered agent has a physical street address located in Colorado and that the place is customarily open during normal business hours. |
| Connecticut | Allowed Natural person who is a resident of this state | Allowed | not read | if the registered agent is an entity organized under the laws of this state, the address of the principal office thereof ... the address shall include the street and number or other particular designation |
| Delaware | Allowed An individual resident in the State of Delaware | Allowed | Not accepted | The address of a registered agent or registered office shall include the street, number, city and postal code. |
| Florida | Allowed An individual who resides in this state and whose business address is identical to the address of the registered office | Not allowed | not read | The street address of the registered office in this state. |
| Georgia | Allowed The registered agent for a Domestic Limited Liability Company may be: Individual resident of this state; | Not allowed | Not accepted | The registered agent's address must be a street address in Georgia, and the agent must be located at that address. A post office box or “mail drop” may not be used as the registered agent address. |
| Hawaii | Allowed | Not allowed | not read | State the complete street address of the place of business of the registered agent in the State of Hawaii to which service of process and other notice and documents being served on or sent to the entity represented by it may be delivered to. |
| Idaho | Allowed An individual who lives in Idaho | Allowed | not read | A physical street address in Idaho (no P.O. boxes), available during normal business hours. |
| Illinois | Allowed which agent must be an individual resident of this State | Allowed | not read | "Registered office" means that office maintained by the limited liability company in this State, the address, including street, number, city and county, of which is on file in the office of the Secretary of State, at which, any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law may be served upon the registered agent of the limited liability company. |
| Indiana | Allowed A registered agent must be an individual, a general partnership, a domestic filing entity, or a registered foreign entity. | Allowed | Accepted | if the entity does not have a commercial registered agent: (A) the name of the individual, general partnership, domestic filing entity, or registered foreign entity; and (B) the address of the entity's registered agent. |
| Iowa | Allowed An owner or employee of a company may act as the registered agent so long as the individual resides in Iowa, has attained the age of 18 years and has an office within the boundaries of the State of Iowa. | not read | not read | The name and street and mailing addresses in this state of the limited liability company's registered agent. |
| Kansas | Allowed an individual resident in this state | Allowed | not read | The postal address of a registered office shall include the building and suite number, street name or rural route number with box number, city, state and zip code. |
| Kentucky queued | Allowed Each business entity must appoint and continuously maintain a registered agent to receive legal service of process (i.e., a lawsuit), who shall be an individual resident of Kentucky, a Kentucky entity, or a foreign entity authorized to transact business in Kentucky. | not read | not read | Street Address Only (No Post Office Box Numbers) |
| Louisiana | Allowed An agent, or as it is sometimes called, registered agent, can be almost anyone of legal age and a legal resident of Louisiana. | not read | not read | All business registrations with the Secretary of State require, by law, an agent with a physical address in Louisiana. |
| Maine queued | Allowed "Noncommercial registered agent" means a person that is not listed as a commercial registered agent under section 106 and that is: A. An individual or a domestic or foreign entity that serves in this State as the agent for service of process of an entity; | Allowed | not read | An actual street address or rural route box number; and a mailing address, if different. |
| Maryland queued | Allowed | not read | not read | Enter the Maryland resident agent's complete physical address. The address must be located in Mary land. P.O. Boxes cann ot be accepted. |
| Massachusetts queued | Allowed which agent must be an individual resident of the commonwealth | Not allowed | not read | an office, which may but need not be a place of its business in the commonwealth at which shall be kept the records required by section nine to be maintained |
| Michigan queued | Allowed an individual resident in this state whose business office or residence is identical with the registered office | Allowed | not read | A registered office that may, but need not be, the same as its place of business. |
| Minnesota queued | Allowed The registered agent may be a natural person residing in this state | Allowed | not read | If the current registered office address listed in the records of the secretary of state is not an actual office location, or is solely a post office box, the business entity must provide a new registered office address that includes an actual office location and that may also include a mailing address or post office box. |
| Mississippi queued | Allowed Any individual, corporation or LLC may act as registered agent for any Mississippi company provided the agent has a physical address in the state of Mississippi. | Allowed | not read | Any individual, corporation or LLC may act as registered agent for any Mississippi company provided the agent has a physical address in the state of Mississippi. |
| Missouri queued | Allowed an individual, resident of this state, whose business office is identical with such registered office | Not allowed | not read | A registered office which may be, but need not be, the same as a place of its business in this state |
| Montana queued | Allowed an individual or a domestic or foreign entity that serves in this state as the agent for service of process of an entity | not read | not read | Whenever a provision of this chapter other than 35-7-111 (1)(d) requires that a filing state an address, the filing must state: (1) an actual street address or rural route box number in this state; and (2) a mailing address in this state, if different from the address under subsection (1). |
| Nebraska queued | Allowed must be an individual who is a resident of this state or other person with authority to transact business in this state | Allowed | not read | an office, which need not be a place of its activity in this state |
| Nevada | Allowed An individual or a domestic or foreign entity that serves in this State as the agent for service of process of an entity | not read | not read | An actual street address or rural route box number in this State; and A mailing address in this State, if different from the address under subsection 1. |
| New Hampshire queued | Allowed An individual who resides in this state and whose residential or business office is identical with the registered office | Allowed | not read | A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and ... That after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical. |
| New Jersey | Allowed This can be the business owner or someone else, but they need to have a New Jersey address. | not read | not read | The registered agent must be located in New Jersey. |
| New Mexico | Allowed an individual resident of New Mexico | Allowed | not read | a registered office that may be the same as the limited liability company's principal place of business |
| New York | Allowed a natural person who is a resident of this state or has a business address in this state | Allowed | not read | file on forms prescribed by the secretary of state, a statement setting forth the post office address within or without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process accepted against it served upon him or her |
| North Carolina queued | Allowed An individual who resides in North Carolina and whose business address is identical to the registered office | Allowed | not read | The street address and mailing address, if different from the street address, of the business entity's registered office in North Carolina, as well as the county in which such office is located. |
| North Dakota queued | Allowed An individual residing in this state | Not allowed | not read | Whenever a provision of this chapter, other than subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 10-01.1-11 requires that a filing state an address, the filing must state: 1. An actual street address or rural route box number in this state; and 2. A mailing address in this state if different from the address under subsection 1. |
| Ohio queued | Allowed A natural person who is a resident of this state | Allowed | Not accepted | The written appointment of an agent shall set forth the name and address in this state of the agent, including the street and number of the agent's primary residence in this state or, if the agent is not a natural person, the agent's usual place of business in this state |
| Oklahoma queued | Allowed an individual resident of Oklahoma | Allowed | not read | The registered office address must be a street address. P.O. Boxes are not acceptable. |
| Oregon queued | Allowed An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical to the registered office | Allowed | Not accepted | The registered office must be located at a physical street address where process may be personally served on the registered agent. The registered office may not be a commercial mail receiving agency, a mail forwarding business or a virtual office. |
| Pennsylvania queued | not read | not read | not read | All entities filed with the bureau with the exception of fictitious names and trademarks, require a Pennsylvania address. A Post Office Box alone is not acceptable. |
| Rhode Island queued | Allowed The agent must be a Rhode Island resident or an entity qualified to do business in this state. | not read | Not accepted | A registered agent must have a Rhode Island street address and must be available at the given address during normal business hours to accept service of process. |
| South Carolina queued | Allowed An agent must be an individual resident of this State | Not allowed | not read | A limited liability company and a foreign limited liability company authorized to do business in this State shall designate and continuously maintain in this State: (1) an office, which need not be a place of business in this State; and (2) an agent and street address of the agent for service of process on the company. |
| South Dakota queued | Allowed An individual or a domestic or foreign entity that serves in this state as the agent for service of process of an entity | not read | not read | Whenever a provision of this chapter other than subdivision 59-11-15(4) requires that a filing state an address, the filing must state: (1) An actual street address or rural route box number in this state; and (2) A mailing address in this state, if different from the address under subdivision (1). |
| Tennessee queued | Allowed | not read | not read | A post office box is not acceptable for the registered agent/office address. |
| Texas | Allowed The initial registered agent is an individual resident of the state | Not allowed | Not accepted | The registered office address must be located at a street address where service of process may be personally served on the entity's registered agent during normal business hours; the registered office may not be solely a mailbox service or telephone answering service. |
| Utah queued | Allowed an individual or a domestic or foreign entity that serves in this state as the agent for service of process of an entity | not read | not read | the name and address of the entity's noncommercial registered agent; or the title of an office or other position with the entity if service of process is to be sent to the person holding that office or position, and the address of the business office of that person |
| Vermont queued | Allowed an individual resident of this State | Allowed | not read | a designated office for notification purposes, which may but need not be a place of its business, and may but need not be located in this State |
| Virginia queued | Allowed An individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth and is (i) a member or manager of the limited liability company, (ii) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a member or manager of the limited liability company, (iii) an officer or director of a corporation that is a member or manager of the limited liability company, (iv) a general partner of a general or limited partnership that is a member or manager of the limited liability company, (v) a trustee of a trust that is a member or manager of the limited liability company, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State Bar, and whose business office is identical with the registered office | Not allowed | not read | A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and 2. A registered agent who shall be either: a. An individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth ... and whose business office is identical with the registered office |
| Washington | Allowed An individual or domestic or foreign entity that serves in this state as the registered agent of an entity | Allowed | Not accepted | A street address in this state; and a mailing address in this state, if different. |
| District of Columbia queued | Allowed An individual or domestic or foreign entity that serves in the District as the registered agent of an entity | not read | not read | If a provision of this subchapter other than § 29-104.10(a)(4) requires that a record state an address, the record shall state a: (1) Street address in the District; and (2) Mailing address in the District, if different from the address described in paragraph (1) of this section. |
| West Virginia queued | Allowed An agent shall be an individual resident of this state | Not allowed | not read | An office, which need not be a place of its business in this state; and An agent and address of the agent for service of process on the company. |
| Wisconsin queued | Allowed The registered agent is the person (individual or existing entity), resident in Wisconsin, designated by the entity to receive official communications on its behalf | not read | not read | The physical address of the entity's registered agent's business office is the corporation's "registered office." |
| Wyoming | Allowed An individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office | Allowed | not read | A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business but shall be located at a street address in Wyoming which shall be a physical location where the business entity's registered agent, or a natural person who has an agency relationship with the registered agent, can accept service of process as provided in W.S. 17-28-104 and is physically present at that location |
51 jurisdictions · pin @d8d09bc
alphabetical, because eligibility does not rank
Three boundaries, and naming them is part of the record. This page states each state's eligibility rules and decides nothing about who should hold the seat.
What a commercial registered-agent service charges is a market price, not a state rule, and commercial figures do not enter this site's reference tables. The register carries only what each state itself requires.
no commercial figures
The first column answers whether a natural person may hold the seat, and prints the terms the state attaches where it has read them. What it cannot answer is whether you meet those terms, or whether a state that has stated none attaches none.
the terms, not your standing
Nothing here says whether serving as your own agent is wise, only where it is lawful and on what address terms. The trade-offs are yours to weigh, and the state's own pages behind each record sheet are where the rules live.
rules, not advice
Each state's record sheet carries these findings with their evidence links, in its registered-agent section. Back to the 51-state index, or read how a figure gets verified.