Minnesota Registered Agent
If you’re starting a Minnesota corporation or LLC or moving one in from outside the state, you’re required by law to have an in-state registered agent. When you work with a professional Registered Agent like Northwest, we take care of the state’s compliance requirements for you, so you can focus on the real work of
running your business.
We provide a real Minnesota address for your legal mail—and we’ll forward those documents
wherever you are.
$125 Per Year
- Business Address & Mail Scanning
- Domain, Website, Email & Phone Line
- Automatic Brand Protection
- Privacy By Default®
What Is A Minnesota Registered Agent?
A Minnesota registered agent is the person or company you designate to receive legal notices (such as service of process) and official state correspondence on behalf of your business. Registered agents provide the state with an official and reliable way to contact your Minnesota LLC, corporation, or nonprofit.
If your business is ever served with a lawsuit, the process server delivers the paperwork directly to your registered agent. Once those documents are delivered, your business is legally considered served, so it’s important to have a registered agent who will promptly and securely forward them to you.
You can serve as your own registered agent, appoint another individual, or hire a professional registered agent service. While the law establishes minimum requirements, the best registered agents do more than simply receive your legal mail—they help protect your privacy, keep you informed, and ensure your business stays compliant.
Legal Requirements For Minnesota Registered Agents
Physical Address
Maintain a physical street address in Minnesota. P.O. boxes are not permitted.
Business Hours
Be available during normal business hours to receive service of process and other official correspondence.
Reliable Service
Accept legal documents and state notices on behalf of your business and promptly forward them to you. Your registered agent must also be either a Minnesota resident or a business entity authorized to conduct business in Minnesota.
How Do I Change My Registered Agent?
Changing your registered agent is a straightforward process:
Option 1: Do It Yourself
File a Change of Registered Agent form with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services Division to update your registered agent information. If you’d like step-by-step instructions, check out our guide on how to change your registered agent in Minnesota.
Option 2: Hire Us
Make the switch to Northwest, and we’ll handle the paperwork for you. When you sign up for our Minnesota Registered Agent Service, we’ll prepare and file your change of registered agent form on your behalf, making the process fast and hassle-free.
Why Choose Northwest?
Our Registered Agent Service includes the tools you need to keep your business running without a hitch. When you hire Northwest as your registered agent, you get:
- Same-Day scans: We scan your legal docs the same day we receive them, and reach out if your essential mail goes unread
- Privacy by Default®: We list our business address on public docs to keep your personal info safe. And unlike those other guys, we never sell your data
- Corporate Guides®: Have questions? We have answers. Our guides are business experts whose sole job is to provide support for all your business questions
- Identity Services. With Northwest, you get a free domain name, website, phone line, and email address so that you can start talking to potential customers on day one–without compromising your privacy.
- Brand Protection: Keep an eye on your business name, domains, and trademarks, with Brand Protection. We’ll alert you to potential conflicts early, and give you simple tools to build and manage your brand all in one place.
The best part is our customers can manage everything in one account!
How Do I Order Registered Agent Service?
Step 1:
You sign up online, clicking on one of the buttons or links that says HIRE US.
Step 2:
We collect the first year’s fee for Registered Agent Service up front.
Step 3:
For new businesses, once your business registration filing with the Minnesota Secretary of State is complete, we’ll become your registered agent.
Step 4:
About a year later, we’ll send an invoice for another year of Minnesota Registered Agent Service. If you want to keep using us, great; if you don’t, you can easily cancel.
Step 5:
It’s easy to add registered agent services in other states if your business expands. We have offices in every state. We don’t farm out work (or your info) to other companies—wherever you are, WE are your registered agent.
Step 6:
We make your account a real go-to resource for you, not just for Registered Agent Service or paying a bill but for keeping up with corporate paperwork formalities like the Minnesota Annual Renewal.
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Minnesota Registered Agent FAQs
You Need a Minnesota Presence
If your business is web-based or doesn’t have a physical presence within Minnesota, the business still needs a registered agent located inside state lines
You Don’t Keep Regular Hours
Some Minnesota business owners hire registered agent services because they don’t keep regular business hours where service of process or official mail can be delivered
Privacy
Many business owners don’t want their home or business address listed on public record as a point of contact, so they hire a registered agent
You Want to Avoid Distractions
Listing an employee or family member as your registered agent could be a huge mistake, as that may be the last person you want knowing the intimate details of lawsuits your business might become entangled in. Worse, just having a process server hand them a document is proof that you got it, regardless of whether they actually get it to you in a timely manner. You could miss a court deadline before realizing it
You Value Delegation
If you don’t want the added responsibility of tracking mail and notices from the Minnesota Secretary of State, you can hire a registered agent service to track the important paperwork for you. Having an online account to help maintain your business is often worth the nominal registered agent fee