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Utah registered agent: $74.25 a year

Utah requires every LLC to keep a registered agent at a Utah 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.

$74.25 a year + $2.22 card processing fee at checkout: $76.47 due today.

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What Utah requires of a registered agent

Utah follows the rule every state and DC share: an LLC or corporation must continuously maintain a registered agent, and that agent must have a physical street address in Utah (a registered office) where someone is available during normal business hours. The agent's job is to accept service of process, the papers that start a lawsuit, and official mail from the state, then get them to you fast.

  • A P.O. box or a virtual mailbox is not a registered office.
  • The agent's name and Utah address are public record on the state's business registry.
  • When the agent moves, quits or the address changes, Utah expects a filing to update the record. Letting it lapse is treated as having no agent.
  • The LLC itself may not usually be its own agent; a person or an authorized business at a Utah address must be named.

Universal requirements stated in general terms. Utah's exact wording, forms and fees are on the official portal to the right.

Official portal
businessregistration.utah.gov
Opens Utah's own filing site. The current change-of-agent form, its fee and the governing statute are published there; we link them rather than reprint figures that change.

Who can be the registered agent for a Utah LLC

Option 1

Yourself

Allowed in general if you have a Utah 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.

Option 2

A friend, relative or employee

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 Utah address on the public record.

Option 3

A commercial registered agent

A Utah 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 Utah calendar is tracked for you. Ours, through our partner Registered Agents Inc, is $74.25 a year.

Not legal advice. Eligibility details, for example whether an out-of-state entity may serve, are set by Utah and are on the official portal above.

When a notice reaches the agent and not you

A lawsuit proceeds without you

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.

Good standing slips

State notices about Utah filings, fees and agent problems go to the same address. Unanswered, they turn into penalties, loss of good standing and eventually administrative dissolution.

Real or junk?

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.

How the agent fits Utah's compliance calendar

The registered agent is the address Utah writes to about the Utah annual report / renewal, due the last day of your formation anniversary month with a state fee of $18.

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 Utah date from the day you sign up. Exact due date, official filing link and free reminders on the Utah annual report page.

Utah annual report
The last day of your formation anniversary month
Utah annual report / renewal · state fee $18Open the Utah annual report page
What this is. A sourced reference page from Vermilion Vitez LLC, a filing-services company, not a law or accounting firm. Requirements described are the ones every state and DC share; Utah-specific forms, fees and statutes live on the official portal linked above and are not reprinted here. Annual-report figures come from each state's published schedule. Confirm at the official site before relying on a date. Registered agent service is provided through our partner Registered Agents Inc, and only when you order it.

Three ways in

A new agent, a switch, or a new Utah LLC

One price in every state, the same at renewal. Order only what you need; nothing is filed without an order.

For comparison, Northwest publishes $125 a year, ZenBusiness $99 on its eligible first-year offer then $199, and LegalZoom $249 (their pricing pages, checked ). Compare provider prices, renewals, and included services

Switch your current agent

$41.25 service fee+ $1.23 card processing fee at checkout, $42.48 due today. The state’s filing fee is invoiced after.

Already have an agent who is slow, expensive, or gone? We prepare the Utah change-of-agent filing, and the new agent takes over from the day it is accepted.

How to change your Utah registered agent: the form and state fee.

Change my agent

Form the LLC with an agent

From $123.75 + state fee+ card processing fee at checkout

Starting fresh in Utah? Form the LLC and add the agent in the same order, so the articles list a compliant address from the first filing. You own it outright: no subscription, no upsell.

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Frequently asked questions

Does a Utah LLC need a registered agent?

Yes. Utah, like every state and DC, requires an LLC or corporation to continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in Utah who is available during normal business hours to accept service of process and official state mail. A P.O. box does not qualify.

Can I be my own registered agent in Utah?

Generally yes, if you have a Utah 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.

How do I change my registered agent in Utah?

You file a change-of-agent form with Utah's business-filings agency. The current form, fee and processing time are published on the state's own site, which is why we link it instead of reprinting figures that change. If you switch to Registered Agents Inc through us, our change-of-agent order form collects what the filing needs and we handle the paperwork.

Does the registered agent file the Utah annual report?

Not automatically. The Utah annual report / renewal is due the last day of your formation anniversary month, state fee $18. 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 Utah annual report page for the official filing link.

What does your Utah registered agent service cost?

$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.

Is this legal advice?

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.

Registered in a nearby state too?

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? Utah LLC name search. Opening a bank account? Utah certificate of good standing. Starting from scratch? How to start an LLC in Utah, and the full LLC cost in Utah. Selling taxable goods? Utah sales tax permit.

Last step

Put a staffed Utah address on the record today.

$74.25 a year (+ $2.22 card processing fee at checkout), notices in your dashboard the day they arrive, and the Utah calendar tracked for you.

Or call (954) 470-8356 — we pick up.