What is a Registered Agent?
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Your New Mexico Registered Agent provides various services, including the acceptance of formal documents and continued correspondence with the New Mexico 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 New Mexico Registered Agent at a later date, provided there you transition smoothly between the old and new agents.
New Mexico Registered Agent Requirements
Note that the address for your New Mexico Registered Agent does not need to be the same as your New Mexico LLC business address.
What a New Mexico Registered Agent Does
A Registered Agent’s main function in New Mexico 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 Free New Mexico Registered Agent Service for the First Year
Bizee provides complete New Mexico 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 New Mexico and can legally act as your Registered Agent. Here’s what our Registered Agent service provides:
- A digital dashboard where you can access, store and retrieve any information we’ve received for your business
- An always-available New Mexico 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 Different Registered Agent After Formation
After you’ve formed your LLC, you can still assign someone else to be your New Mexico Registered Agent. There are a couple of ways to achieve this.
New Mexico Registered Agent Search
In certain situations, it may be useful to know the name of the Registered Agent that represents another LLC in New Mexico. You can use the Registered Agent Information Search provided by the New Mexico SOS to discover this information.
If you can’t find the Registered Agent information there, you can request it from the 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 New Mexico Secretary of State, 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 New Mexico, although there may be some drawbacks to this approach:
Other Useful Resources
FAQs About New Mexico Registered Agents
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