Missouri Registered Agent
Missouri requires any corporation or LLC doing business in the state to have a registered agent for compliance purposes. Hiring a professional Registered Agent Service like Northwest means having someone to take care of all that extra red tape for your Missouri business, so you can spend your time on things that really matter.
When you hire Northwest, you get a real Missouri address for your company’s legal mail—which we can forward to wherever you need it to go. Want more? Northwest is the only registered agent that can provide your business services from domains to DBAs easily, and all in-house.
$125 Per Year
- Business Address & Mail Scanning
- Domain, Website, Email & Phone Line
- Automatic Brand Protection
- Privacy By Default®
What Is A Missouri Registered Agent?
A Missouri registered agent is the person or company you designate to receive legal documents (such as service of process) and official state correspondence on behalf of your business. Registered agents provide the public and the state with an official, reliable way to contact your Missouri LLC or corporation.
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, making it 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 help your business stay compliant.
Note: To accept the appointment, a Missouri registered agent must either sign the appointing document or submit a written statement to the Missouri Secretary of State acknowledging the appointment.
Legal Requirements For Missouri Registered Agents
Physical Address
Maintain a registered office with a physical street address in Missouri where legal documents and official notices can be delivered.
Business Hours
Be available at the registered office 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 Missouri resident or a company authorized to provide registered agent services in the state.
How Do I Change My Registered Agent?
Changing your registered agent is a straightforward process:
Option 1: Do It Yourself
File the appropriate Change of Registered Agent form with the Missouri Secretary of State to update your registered agent information. If you’d like detailed instructions, check out our guide on how to change your registered agent in Missouri.
Option 2: Hire Us
Let Northwest handle the paperwork for you. When you sign up for our Missouri Registered Agent Service, we’ll prepare and file your change of registered agent form on your behalf, making the switch simple and stress-free.
Why Choose Northwest?
Our Missouri Registered Agent Service includes the tools you need to keep your business running without a hitch. When you hire Northwest as your registered agent for a Missouri LLC or corporation, 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.
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 Missouri Secretary of State is complete, we’ll become your registered agent in Missouri.
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 for your Missouri business or paying a bill, but for keeping up with corporate paperwork formalities like the Missouri Annual Report corporations must file.
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Missouri Registered Agent FAQs
Yes, you can be your own registered agent in Missouri. However, the requirements mean most business owners prefer to hire a registered agent service instead.
Why? Being the registered agent for your own Missouri company might be free, but a registered agent’s name and address becomes part of the public record. Plus, a registered agent is required to be available to accept service of process during normal business hours five days a week.