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Alaska requires every LLC to keep a registered agent at an Alaska street address, staffed during business hours, on file every day the company exists. Through our partner Registered Agents Inc, that agent is $74.25 a year, one price in every state and the same at renewal.
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From Alaska law and its filing office, each with its source: the term it uses, who can serve, the form to change agents, and what happens if the agent lapses.
| Rule | What the official source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Legal term and statute | Alaska uses "registered agent" and "registered office." AS 10.50.055 says an LLC "shall continuously maintain in this state a registered agent and a registered office." | akleg.gov |
| Who can serve | The statute allows an individual Alaska resident, or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Alaska, whose business office is the same as the registered office (AS 10.50.055). The Division's current change form 08-409 (rev. 10/13/2023) adds that the agent 'cannot be the entity' itself 'and cannot be an LLC.' It requires an Alaska physical address and an Alaska mailing address (P.O. box allowed for mailing). | commerce.alaska.gov |
| Changing the agent (LLC) | File "Change of Registered Agent (Statement of Change) – All Entity Types," form 08-409 (rev. 10/13/2023). The older LLC-specific form 08-492 is also posted. The fee is $25, nonrefundable. Mail it to the Corporations Section, PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811. A member, manager or attorney-in-fact on record must sign. The Division will not file it if the LLC's biennial report is not current. Processing takes about 10–15 business days. | commerce.alaska.gov |
| Agent resignation (separate filing) | Yes. The agent files "Registered Agent Resignation – All Entity Types," form 08-4981 (new 08/01/2025), for a $25 nonrefundable fee, by U.S. mail only. The Division mails a copy to the LLC. The resignation takes effect 30 days after filing unless a successor is appointed sooner (AS 10.50.063(b)). Per the form, the entity becomes 'Non-Compliant' at 30 days if no successor is named. | commerce.alaska.gov |
| If the LLC has no agent | Involuntary dissolution by the commissioner if the LLC goes 30 days without appointing and keeping an agent, or 30 days without filing a statement after an agent or office change (AS 10.50.408(a)(2)–(3)). The LLC gets mailed notice and 60 days to contest. Reinstatement is possible within two years if the LLC corrects the problem and pays double the delinquent amount (AS 10.50.408(e)). | akleg.gov |
| Agent on the public search | Yes. Form 08-409 says the current and previous registered agent and addresses 'are publicly available online in the entity's corporate record' in the Search Corporations Database. | commerce.alaska.gov |
| Who is served if the agent can't be found | The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development (AS 10.50.065(b); definition in AS 10.50.990). This applies when the LLC has no agent or the agent cannot be found at the registered office with reasonable diligence. The person serving must also send notice by certified mail to the last registered office and file a return receipt and affidavit with the court. | akleg.gov |
| Alaska-specific rule | The biennial report must list the registered office address and agent name (AS 10.50.755). It is due before January 2 of the filing year and is delinquent after February 1 (AS 10.50.760). An agent change will not be filed while the biennial report is behind. | akleg.gov |
Allowed in general if you have an Alaska street address and are reliably there in business hours. Free, but your address becomes public record, a process server can arrive in front of customers, and every trip out of town is a gap in coverage.
Works until it doesn't: they move, change jobs, or sign for a summons and forget to mention it. The lawsuit does not pause because the agent was a favor. You also need their Alaska address on the public record.
An Alaska office, staffed, whose only job is to be there. Notices are scanned the day they arrive, your home address stays off the registry, and the Alaska calendar is tracked for you. Ours, through our partner Registered Agents Inc, is $74.25 a year.
Not legal advice. Who may serve in Alaska is in the sourced table above.
Service on the registered agent counts as service on the company. If the papers stop there, deadlines to respond run anyway, and the other side can ask the court to rule without hearing from you.
State notices about Alaska filings, fees and agent problems go to the same address. Unanswered, they turn into penalties, loss of good standing and eventually administrative dissolution.
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The registered agent is the address Alaska writes to about the Alaska biennial report, due every two years, by January 2 with a state fee of $100. An LLC formed in an even year files in even years, and one formed in an odd year files in odd years. Filing opens October 2. Late: a report postmarked after February 1 costs $137.50.
An agent who scans the reminder the day it lands is the difference between filing on time and finding out from a late notice. Our dashboard tracks the Alaska date from the day you sign up. Exact due date, official filing link and free reminders on the Alaska annual report page.
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How to change your Alaska registered agent: the form and state fee.
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Form my Alaska LLC$25, nonrefundable, using form 08-409 (Change of Registered Agent – Statement of Change). The filing is refused if the LLC's biennial report is not current. To switch to Registered Agents Inc through us, our change-of-agent order form collects what the filing needs and we handle the paperwork.
The Division's form 08-409 says the registered agent cannot be an LLC. AS 10.50.055 lists only an individual Alaska resident or a corporation authorized in Alaska.
After 30 days without an agent, the commissioner may involuntarily dissolve the LLC after mailed notice and a 60-day window to contest (AS 10.50.408).
The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development, plus certified-mail notice to the LLC's last registered office (AS 10.50.065).
Yes. Alaska, like every state and DC, requires an LLC or corporation to continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in Alaska who is available during normal business hours to accept service of process and official state mail. A P.O. box does not qualify.
Generally yes, if you have an Alaska street address and someone is reliably there during business hours. The trade-offs: your home address becomes public record, a process server can appear at your door in front of customers or family, and a missed delivery while you travel can mean a lawsuit proceeds without your knowledge. Confirm eligibility on the official state portal linked above.
Not automatically. The Alaska biennial report is due every two years, by January 2, state fee $100. With registered agent service through our partner Registered Agents Inc, we track that date on your dashboard and remind you; filing it is a separate order. See the Alaska annual report page for the official filing link.
$74.25 per year per company, the same in every state and the same at renewal. The service is provided through our partner Registered Agents Inc. Every notice the agent receives is scanned to your dashboard and triaged by urgency; legal notices are held for your review. Checkout adds a $2.22 card processing fee, so $76.47 is due today. Order through the registered agent order form; nothing is filed without an order.
No. Vermilion Vitez is a filing-services company, not a law firm. This page is educational, sourced reference information (the last-verified date is at the top); confirm requirements on the official state site or with a professional before acting.
Each state where the LLC is formed or registered to do business as a foreign LLC needs its own in-state agent. Checking a name first? Alaska LLC name search. Opening a bank account? Alaska certificate of good standing. Starting from scratch? How to start an LLC in Alaska, and the full LLC cost in Alaska. Selling taxable goods? Alaska sales tax permit.
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