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Mississippi requires every LLC to keep a registered agent at a Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 | Mississippi uses "registered agent" under the Mississippi Registered Agents Act (Miss. Code §79-35-1 and following), in effect since January 1, 2013. The Act created two kinds of agent, commercial and noncommercial. An LLC's certificate of formation must name its agent (§79-29-201(1)(b), which points to §79-35-5(a)). The same 2012 act repealed the old LLC-specific agent section, §79-29-113. | billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
| Who can serve | The Secretary of State says any individual, corporation, or LLC may be a registered agent for a Mississippi company if the agent has a physical address in Mississippi. By statute, filings must give an actual street address in the state, plus a Mississippi mailing address if different (§79-35-4). Since a 2021 amendment, a noncommercial agent's email address must be listed too (§79-35-5, as amended by SB 2204, approved 3/17/2021). | sos.ms.gov |
| Changing the agent | The SOS no longer uses a separate form. An LLC changes its agent by filing an online amendment ('File an Amendment on an Existing Business') in the SOS business filing system. The LLC fee schedule lists 'Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change' at $10. | sos.ms.gov |
| Agent resignation | An LLC's registered agent resigns with a Certificate of Resignation of Registered Agent; no fee. Under the 2012 statute text, the agent must certify that it sent written notice of the resignation to the entity's last known principal office at least 30 days before filing. The resignation takes effect on the 31st day after filing, or sooner if a new agent is appointed (§79-35-11). | billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
| If the LLC has no agent | The Secretary of State may start administrative dissolution if the LLC has no registered agent in Mississippi for 60 days or more, or does not report within 60 days that its agent changed or resigned (§79-29-821(c)-(d)). The LLC has 60 days after notice to fix it (§79-29-823). Since HB 1101 (approved 3/23/2023), these notices can be sent by email to the registered agent. | sos.ms.gov |
| If the agent can't be found | If the LLC has no agent, or the agent cannot be served with reasonable diligence, the LLC's governors (managers or members, as listed on the latest annual report) are treated as its agent and served under the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. If the governors can't be served either, service goes to the Secretary of State (§79-35-13(b)). The SOS fee schedule lists 'Service of Process upon the Secretary of State' at $25. | billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
| Commercial agent listing | Commercial registered agent listing statement: form 11CR100, $100. Termination statement: form 11CR300, $50, effective on the 31st day after filing. A commercial agent named by a company it doesn't want to serve must file a Statement of Non-acceptance (form 11CR200, no fee) within 14 days. | sos.ms.gov |
| Agent named without consent | Under §79-35-14(b), someone named as a registered agent without their consent is not the entity's registered agent and has no duty to forward papers. That person can file a notice of nonacceptance to have their name removed, and the SOS then tells the entity to name a new agent. | billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Allowed in general if you have a Mississippi 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 Mississippi address on the public record.
A Mississippi 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 Mississippi calendar is tracked for you. Ours, through our partner Registered Agents Inc, is $74.25 a year.
Not legal advice. Who may serve in Mississippi 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 Mississippi filings, fees and agent problems go to the same address. Unanswered, they turn into penalties, loss of good standing and eventually administrative dissolution.
Private mailers copy state seals to sell you things you do not owe. Run any notice through the free triage to see what needs action, what can wait, and what to bin.
The registered agent is the address Mississippi writes to about the Mississippi annual report, due April 15 every year with a state fee of $0. No fee for domestic LLCs.
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 Mississippi date from the day you sign up. Exact due date, official filing link and free reminders on the Mississippi annual report page.
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How to change your Mississippi registered agent: the form and state fee.
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Form my Mississippi LLCThere is no separate form. You file an amendment online in the Secretary of State's business filing system ('File an Amendment on an Existing Business'). The LLC fee schedule lists a Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change at $10. 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 LLC's governors, as listed on its latest annual report. If they can't be served either, service goes to the Secretary of State (Miss. Code §79-35-13(b)).
Yes. Under §79-35-11 as enacted, the agent must certify that it sent written notice to the entity at least 30 days before filing. The resignation takes effect on the 31st day after filing. There is no fee.
After 60 days or more without an agent in the state, the Secretary of State may begin administrative dissolution (Miss. Code §79-29-821).
Yes. Mississippi, like every state and DC, requires an LLC or corporation to continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi annual report is due April 15 every year, state fee $0. 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 Mississippi 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? Mississippi LLC name search. Opening a bank account? Mississippi certificate of good standing. Starting from scratch? How to start an LLC in Mississippi, and the full LLC cost in Mississippi. Selling taxable goods? Mississippi sales tax permit.
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