What is a Registered Agent?

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Registered Agent
Your Missouri Registered Agent provides various services, including the receival of formal documents and continued correspondence with the Missouri Secretary of State.
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 Missouri Registered Agent at a later date, provided there is a smooth transition between the old and new agents.
Missouri Registered Agent Requirements
Note that the address for your Missouri Registered Agent does not need to be the same as your Missouri LLC business address.
What a Missouri Registered Agent Does
A Registered Agent’s main function in Missouri is to accept official documentation and correspondence.
This includes:
Having a Registered Agent also allows you to prove to the state that your business exists.
Bizee Provides Free Missouri Registered Agent Service for the First Year
Bizee provides complete Missouri Registered Agent service for any LLC formed in the state. Even better, if you form your LLC 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 Missouri and able to legally act as your Registered Agent. Here’s what our Missouri Registered Agent services include:
- A digital dashboard where you can access, store and retrieve any information we’ve received for your business
- An always-available Missouri Registered Agent who can receive correspondence, documents and legal proceedings on your LLC's behalf
- Email notification whenever we receive documents for your business
- Automatic forwarding of all legal correspondence, documentation and information directly to you
Appointing a Registered Agent for Your LLC
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:
Assign a New Registered Agent After Formation
After you’ve formed your LLC, you can still assign someone else to be your Missouri Registered Agent. There are a couple of ways to achieve this.
Missouri Registered Agent Search
In certain situations, it may be useful to know the name of the Registered Agent that represents another LLC in Missouri. You can search the Missouri SOS using the business entity search to discover this information.
If you can’t find the Registered Agent information there, you can request it from the Missouri Secretary of State.
What Happens If You Don’t Have a Registered Agent?
If you don’t assign or provide details of a Registered Agent to the Missouri SOS, there are several possible ramifications, including:
Acting as Your Own Registered Agent
You can choose to be the Registered Agent for your LLC if you have a physical address in Missouri, although there may be some drawbacks to this approach:
Other Useful Resources
FAQs About Missouri Registered Agents
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