South Carolina Registered Agent
When you choose Northwest as your South Carolina Registered Agent, you get instant service, Privacy by Default®, and a business address. 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 South Carolina? We’ll explain the South Carolina Secretary of State’s requirements, what your registered agent should do for you, and how to change your registered agent in South Carolina.
$125 Per Year
- Business Address & Mail Scanning
- Domain, Website, Email & Phone Line
- Automatic Brand Protection
- Privacy By Default®
What Is a Registered Agent?
In South Carolina, registered agents are required, by law, 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.
If your business is ever served with a lawsuit, the process server will deliver the paperwork directly to your registered agent. At that point, your business is legally considered served. The registered agent should then forward you your mail, quickly and securely.
South Carolina Registered Agent Legal Requirements
Residency
Your registered agent must be a resident of South Carolina or a company authorized to conduct business within the state.
Street Address
Your agent is required to maintain a physical address in South Carolina. In other words, a street address–not a P.O. Box.
Service
All South Carolina registered agents must be available to accept service of process in person during normal business hours.
How to Change Your South Carolina Registered Agent
There are two ways to switch up your registered agent in South Carolina.
Step 1
Do it yourself by filing a Notice of Change of Registered Agent form with the South Carolina Secretary of State.
Step 2
Hire us and we’ll complete the change of agent form for you for free.
Step 3
For info on changing your agent, check out our guide on How to Change Your Registered Agent in South Carolina.
Why Northwest is the Best Registered Agent Service
Choosing the right registered agent is a critical decision for your business’s success. As the industry’s leading registered agent service, we provide the tools, support, and reliability you need to keep your business compliant and running smoothly.
Hire Northwest and 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.
- Total Brand Protection: Keep an eye on your business name, domains, and trademarks, with built-in 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, totally free.
- 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: You’ll get a free domain name, website hosting, a business email address, and a separate business phone line so you can protect your data and keep your communication professional.
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 of the registered agent service fee up front.
Step 3
For new businesses, we’ll become your South Carolina registered agent once your business registration filing with the South Carolina Secretary of State is complete.
Step 4
About a year later, we’ll send you an invoice for another year of South Carolina 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 South Carolina registered agent service or paying a bill but for keeping up with South Carolina corporate compliance.
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South Carolina Registered Agent FAQs
To become a legitimate, registered business in South Carolina, the state requires that you appoint a registered agent located in the state. This step is essential because the South Carolina Secretary of State will reject your business filing if you don’t have one.
Essentially the state wants to ensure that both South Carolina officials and the public have a reliable way to legally serve your business with official documents and legal notices in South Carolina.