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Maine requires every LLC to keep a registered agent at a Maine 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 Maine 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 | For an LLC, Maine's term is "registered agent." The word "clerk" applies to business corporations formed under Title 13-C. 31 M.R.S. §1661 requires an LLC to have and keep a registered agent in Maine, as defined in the Maine Model Registered Agents Act (5 M.R.S. §102(27)). | legislature.maine.gov |
| Who can serve | The agent can be a commercial registered agent (an individual or entity listed with the Secretary of State) or a noncommercial registered agent (an individual or domestic or foreign entity serving in Maine). Filings must give an actual street address or rural route box number in Maine, plus a Maine mailing address if different (5 M.R.S. §104). The SOS form requires a physical street address, not a P.O. box. | legislature.maine.gov |
| Changing the agent | Form CLK/RA 3, Statement of Appointment or Change of Clerk or Registered Agent. Fee $35 for a for-profit entity (5 M.R.S. §103(1)(C)). Mail it to the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions, 101 State House Station, Augusta ME. For an LLC, any authorized person signs. The change takes effect on filing, and members do not need to approve it (5 M.R.S. §108). Maine's online change service covers only a noncommercial agent's address change, not a change of who the agent is. | maine.gov |
| Agent resignation | A noncommercial agent files a Noncommercial Registered Agent Statement of Resignation for an LLC. Fee $35. A commercial agent resigns for free. The resignation takes effect on the 31st day after filing, or sooner if the LLC appoints a new agent. An agent can resign even if the LLC is not in good standing (5 M.R.S. §§103(1)(F)-(G), 111). | legislature.maine.gov |
| If the LLC has no agent | The Secretary of State may start administrative dissolution if the LLC has no registered agent, or does not report an agent change, address change, or resignation (31 M.R.S. §1591(4)-(5)). The LLC is dissolved if it doesn't fix the problem within 60 days after notice. It can only wind up its business, though its name stays protected for 3 years (31 M.R.S. §1592). | legislature.maine.gov |
| Public search | Yes. The SOS Corporate Name Search (ICRS) is free, and each entity's Information Summary shows the 'Clerk/Registered Agent' name with its physical and mailing addresses. I checked this on a live LLC record on 2026-09-18. | apps3.web.maine.gov |
| If the agent can't be found | If the LLC no longer has an agent, or the agent cannot be served with reasonable diligence, process can be sent by registered or certified mail to the LLC's governors by name at its principal office, using the addresses in its latest annual report. Service is complete on receipt, on the signed return-receipt date, or 5 days after mailing. If that fails, a copy can be handed to the manager or person in charge of any regular place of business (5 M.R.S. §113, applied to LLCs by 31 M.R.S. §1662). | legislature.maine.gov |
| Commercial agent listing | Listing as a commercial registered agent costs $150, and ending the listing costs $150 (5 M.R.S. §103). Listings are filed online through the InforME-based 'Commercial Clerk & Commercial Registered Agent' service, which adds a $5 processing fee. When appointing a commercial agent, an LLC gives the agent's CRA public number instead of an address. | apps1.web.maine.gov |
| Service on tech providers | Under 5 M.R.S. §113(6), a commercial registered agent for an electronic communication or remote computing service provider can accept service of grand jury subpoenas and search warrants for that provider. | legislature.maine.gov |
Allowed in general if you have a Maine 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 Maine address on the public record.
A Maine 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 Maine calendar is tracked for you. Ours, through our partner Registered Agents Inc, is $74.25 a year.
Not legal advice. Who may serve in Maine 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 Maine 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 Maine writes to about the Maine annual report, due June 1 every year with a state fee of $85.
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 Maine date from the day you sign up. Exact due date, official filing link and free reminders on the Maine annual report page.
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How to change your Maine registered agent: the form and state fee.
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Form my Maine LLCA registered agent. 'Clerk' is the term for business corporations under Title 13-C. 31 M.R.S. §1661 requires an LLC to keep a registered agent in Maine.
$35 for a for-profit entity, using form CLK/RA 3 (Statement of Appointment or Change of Clerk or Registered Agent). To switch to Registered Agents Inc through us, our change-of-agent order form collects what the filing needs and we handle the paperwork.
An individual or business listed with the Secretary of State as being in the business of serving as a registered agent. The listing costs $150. An LLC appointing one gives the agent's CRA public number instead of an address.
Yes. The Secretary of State's free Corporate Name Search shows the 'Clerk/Registered Agent' name and address on each entity's summary.
Yes. Maine, like every state and DC, requires an LLC or corporation to continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in Maine 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 a Maine 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 Maine annual report is due June 1 every year, state fee $85. 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 Maine 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? Maine LLC name search. Opening a bank account? Maine certificate of good standing. Starting from scratch? How to start an LLC in Maine, and the full LLC cost in Maine. Selling taxable goods? Maine sales tax permit.
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