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Every business entity formed in Maine must assign a person or business to act as its Registered Agent.
Starting a business in Maine? Get your first year of Registered Agent Service for free when you form with Bizee.
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Registered Agent
Your Maine Registered Agent provides various services, including the acceptance of formal documents and continued correspondence with the Maine Secretary of State (SOS), Bureau of Corporations, Elections, and Commissions (BCEC).
Your LLC must have a Registered Agent at all times. You’ll appoint one when you first formally register and form your business. You can also replace your existing Maine Registered Agent at a later date, provided there is a smooth transition between the old and new agents.
Maine Registered Agent Requirements
Note that the address for your Maine Registered Agent does not need to be the same as your Maine LLC business address.
A Registered Agent’s main function in Maine is to accept official documentation and communications.
A Registered Agent’s main function in Maine is to accept official documentation and communications.
This includes:
Having a Registered Agent also provides proof to the state that your business exists.
Bizee provides complete Maine Registered Agent service for any LLC that’s formed in the state. Even better, if you’ve formed your business through Bizee, your Registered Agent is completely free for the first year and only $119 a year after that.
Bizee is authorized to conduct business in Maine and can legally act as your Registered Agent. Here’s what our Registered Agent service provides:
When you first register and form your LLC, you must appoint a Registered Agent. You can change it at any point after that. Here’s how to go about it.
Assign a Registered Agent When You Form Your LLC
Your business needs to have a Registered Agent as soon as it’s formed. You can do this two ways:
After you’ve formed your LLC, you can still assign someone else to be your Maine Registered Agent. There are a couple of ways to achieve this.
If you don’t assign or provide details of a Registered Agent to the Maine Secretary of State, BCEC there are several possible ramifications, including:
You can choose to be the Registered Agent for your LLC if you have a physical address in Maine, although there may be some drawbacks to this approach:
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