West Virginia Registered Agent
When you choose Northwest as your West Virginia Registered Agent, you get instant service, Privacy by Default®, a business address, and free mail forwarding. And when you want more? Northwest is the only registered agent that can provide your business services from domains to DBAs easily, and all in-house.
Want to learn more about what a registered agent does in West Virginia? We’ll explain the West Virginia Secretary of State’s requirements, what your registered agent should do for you, and how to change your registered agent in West Virginia.
$125 Per Year
- Business Address & Mail Scanning
- Domain, Website, Email & Phone Line
- Automatic Brand Protection
- Privacy By Default®
What Is a WV Registered Agent?
A registered agent in West Virginia is a person or company that is designated to receive legal mail (like service of process) on behalf of your business. Registered agents exist to provide an official and reliable way to contact your business.
Per West Virginia’s registered agent regulations, all state-registered businesses are required to have a West Virginia registered agent. At a minimum, your registered agent must list a physical address on the public record and be present at that address during business hours. But ideally, your registered agent should do a lot more.
Legal Requirements for a WV Registered Agent
Residency
A registered agent in West Virginia must be a state resident or a company that provides registered agent services.
Street Address
The agent must maintain a registered office at a physical address within West Virginia’s borders.
Service
The registered agent must be available to accept legal notices for your company during business hours and deliver them to you fast.
How Do I Change My WV Registered Agent?
Changing your registered agent is a straightforward process:
Step 1
You’ll file a change of agent form with the West Virginia Secretary of State.
Step 2
If you place an order with us, the form will be available instantly. We’ll even pay and file the change of agent filing for you.
Step 3
It’s a simple change, but for more info see our guide on how to change your registered agent in West Virginia.
Why NWRA Is the Best Registered Agent in West Virginia
Our registered agent service for your West Virginia business 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.
- Brand Protection: Keep an eye on your business name, domains, and trademarks, with free 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.
- 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.
In addition to helping LLCs and corporations, we can also act as a registered agent for a West Virginia nonprofit.
How to 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 West Virginia 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 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.
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West Virginia Registered Agent FAQs
It’s all about due process. The reason businesses like LLCs and corporations have a registered agent is to make sure that every business in West Virginia can be served legal documents in the state.