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Oregon requires every LLC to keep a registered agent at an Oregon 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 Oregon 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 | Oregon uses "registered agent" and "registered office." Under ORS 63.111(1) an LLC must "continuously maintain in this state a registered agent and registered office." | oregonlegislature.gov |
| Who can serve | The agent can be an individual who lives in Oregon, a domestic LLC, corporation, professional corporation or nonprofit corporation, or a foreign one of those authorized to do business in Oregon. The agent's business office must be the same as the registered office (ORS 63.111(2)). The Corporation Division says an entity cannot be its own registered agent, but an individual owner can be the agent for their business. | oregonlegislature.gov |
| Address and availability rules | The registered office must be a physical street address in Oregon where process can be personally served. By statute it cannot be a commercial mail receiving agency, a mail forwarding business or a virtual office (ORS 63.111(1)). The Corporation Division describes the registered office as the street address where the agent is located during normal business hours, and says P.O. boxes and mail-forwarding businesses are not allowed. | sos.oregon.gov |
| Changing the agent (LLC) | File online through the Oregon Business Registry: log in, choose "Information Change," and enter the registry number. Or file the paper "Corporation/Limited Liability Company – Information Change" form by mail, fax or other delivery (not email). There is no fee: the form says "No Processing Fee," and the fee schedule lists Change of Registered Agent/Address (Corp/LLC) at $0.00. The new agent must have consented (ORS 63.114). | sos.oregon.gov |
| Agent resignation (separate filing) | Yes, but it is not a numbered form. The agent delivers a signed written statement of resignation to the Corporation Division and mails a copy to the business. The agent must stay available for service for 30 days. The appointment ends on the 31st day after filing unless the LLC appoints a successor sooner (ORS 63.117). | sos.oregon.gov |
| If the LLC has no agent | Administrative dissolution. Grounds include being without a registered agent or office in Oregon, and not notifying the SOS of an agent change or resignation (ORS 63.647(4)–(5)). After written notice the LLC has 45 days to fix the problem before the SOS dissolves it (ORS 63.651). Reinstatement is available within five years (ORS 63.654). | oregonlegislature.gov |
| Agent on the public search | Yes. The Corporation Division says business information, including the registered agent and registered office, is public record and available online through Business Name Search. Its Find a Business page says to 'Find a business's Registered Agent using the Business Registry Search.' | sos.oregon.gov |
| Who is served if the agent can't be found | The Oregon Secretary of State. Under ORS 63.121(2) the SOS is the LLC's agent when no agent is kept or the agent cannot be found at the registered office with reasonable diligence. Serve by certified or registered mail or in person, with a statement that other attempts failed and a $20 fee per party. The SOS records the complaint but does not notify the business or its agent. | sos.oregon.gov |
| Oregon-specific rule | Oregon's statute expressly bars a virtual office, mail-forwarding business or commercial mail receiving agency as the registered office (ORS 63.111(1), added 2017). Changing the agent costs nothing in Oregon. | oregonlegislature.gov |
Allowed in general if you have an Oregon 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 Oregon address on the public record.
An Oregon 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 Oregon calendar is tracked for you. Ours, through our partner Registered Agents Inc, is $74.25 a year.
Not legal advice. Who may serve in Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon writes to about the Oregon annual report, due by your formation anniversary date with a state fee of $100.
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 Oregon date from the day you sign up. Exact due date, official filing link and free reminders on the Oregon annual report page.
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How to change your Oregon registered agent: the form and state fee.
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Form my Oregon LLCNo. The Information Change form states 'No Processing Fee,' and the fee schedule lists Change of Registered Agent/Address (Corp/LLC) at $0.00. You can file online by logging in to the Oregon Business Registry. To switch to Registered Agents Inc through us, our change-of-agent order form collects what the filing needs and we handle the paperwork.
No. ORS 63.111(1) requires a physical street address where process can be personally served. It cannot be a commercial mail receiving agency, a mail forwarding business or a virtual office.
The Corporation Division says failing to designate a new agent will result in administrative dissolution. By statute the SOS gives notice, and the LLC then has 45 days to correct it.
By serving the Secretary of State with a $20 fee per party served and a statement that other attempts failed. The SOS does not notify the business.
Yes. Oregon, like every state and DC, requires an LLC or corporation to continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon annual report is due by your formation anniversary date, 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 Oregon 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? Oregon LLC name search. Opening a bank account? Oregon certificate of good standing. Starting from scratch? How to start an LLC in Oregon, and the full LLC cost in Oregon. Selling taxable goods? Oregon sales tax permit.
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$74.25 a year (+ $2.22 card processing fee at checkout), notices in your dashboard the day they arrive, and the Oregon calendar tracked for you.
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