Florida Registered Agent Services – Ensure Your Business Stays Compliant

If you’re forming or operating an LLC, corporation, or other business entity in Florida, appointing a Florida Registered Agent is a legal requirement. A registered agent serves as your business’s official contact, responsible for receiving legal documents, government correspondence, and service of process on your behalf.

At Rapid Registered Agent, we provide reliable, professional registered agent services to ensure your business remains compliant and protected. We handle essential legal communications so you can focus on growing your business without worrying about missing critical notices.

What Is a Florida Registered Agent?

A Florida Registered Agent is an individual or business entity assigned to receive and forward important documents on behalf of a business. This includes:

• Lawsuits and service of process
• State compliance notices (e.g., annual report reminders)
• Official mail from the Florida Department of State
• Tax notifications from the Florida Department of Revenue

A registered agent acts as your official point of contact with the state, ensuring your business remains in good standing.

Legal Requirements for a Florida Registered Agent

Under Florida Statutes Section 607.0501, every Florida business entity must designate a registered agent who meets the following criteria:

• Must be a Florida resident OR a business entity authorized to operate in Florida
• Must maintain a physical street address in Florida (P.O. boxes are not allowed)
• Must be available during normal business hours to accept legal documents

If a business fails to maintain a registered agent, it risks penalties, loss of good standing, and possible administrative dissolution.

Why Choose a Professional Florida Registered Agent?

While some business owners consider acting as their registered agent, there are significant risks. Using a professional registered agent service provides several advantages:

1. Ensures Compliance with Florida Law

A professional registered agent ensures your business receives and responds to legal documents on time, helping you avoid late fees, penalties, or lawsuits.

2. Protects Your Privacy

If you act as your registered agent, your personal or business address becomes public record, making it accessible to anyone. A professional service helps protect your privacy.

3. Prevents Missed Legal Notices

A registered agent must be available during business hours. If you travel, work remotely, or don’t have a physical office, you risk missing critical legal notices.

4. Avoids Embarrassing Situations

Receiving a lawsuit at your business location—especially in front of clients or employees—can be embarrassing. A professional service accepts sensitive legal documents discreetly.

5. Provides Business Flexibility

If you plan to move your business or work outside normal hours, a registered agent ensures you remain compliant without needing to update your address with the state.

What Does a Florida Registered Agent Do?

At Rapid Registered Agent, we provide a full-service registered agent solution to keep your business legally compliant.

1. Receive and Forward Legal Documents

We accept service of process, tax notices, and official state correspondence on your behalf.

2. Ensure Timely Notifications

We promptly notify you of any received documents, ensuring you never miss important deadlines.

3. Help You Stay in Good Standing

We help you stay compliant by reminding you about state filing deadlines, such as annual report submissions.

4. Assist with Registered Agent Changes

Need to change your registered agent? We provide step-by-step guidance to make the transition seamless.

How to Appoint a Florida Registered Agent

For New Businesses

When forming an LLC or corporation in Florida, you must designate a registered agent in your:

• Articles of Organization (LLC)
• Articles of Incorporation (Corporation)

We provide the necessary information to ensure a smooth registration process.

For Existing Businesses Changing Their Registered Agent

If you already have a Florida business and need to switch to Rapid Registered Agent, follow these simple steps:

1. File a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Agent with the Florida Division of Corporations.
2. Pay the required state filing fee.
3. We handle the rest, ensuring your registered agent update is processed quickly.

How Are Florida Registered Agents Served?

A Florida Registered Agent accepts:

• Lawsuits and service of process notifications
• Official state correspondence from the Florida Division of Corporations
• Tax documents from the Florida Department of Revenue
• Compliance notices regarding annual reports

Once received, we immediately notify you and forward documents securely.

Choose Rapid Registered Agent for Your Florida Business

At Rapid Registered Agent, we make compliance easy. When you choose our service, you get:

• Reliable legal document handling – Never miss an important notice
• Compliance assistance – Stay in good standing with Florida state laws
• Fast and simple setup – We provide all necessary forms and guidance
• Affordable pricing – Transparent and competitive rates

Get started today! Secure your Florida Registered Agent service with Rapid Registered Agent and keep your business compliant.

Staying Compliant with the Florida Secretary of State

Registered agent services are essential for keeping your business compliant with the Florida Secretary of State. As the official point of contact, a registered agent ensures you receive important legal and compliance-related documents, like annual report reminders and other time-sensitive filings, without delay.

Here’s how a dependable registered agent helps you stay compliant:

• Timely Document Delivery: Your agent accepts official state communications, such as lawsuits, summons, and compliance notices, and promptly forwards them to you, helping you respond quickly and avoid fines.
• Consistent Florida Address: No matter where your business is located or if you move, the agent provides a stable Florida address for receiving state correspondence.
• Protecting Your Privacy: Using the agent’s address for public records lets you keep your personal address off the public register while still fulfilling legal requirements.
• Deadline Monitoring: Many services track key filing dates and send reminders, helping you submit annual reports and renewals on time.
• Compliance Support: Some agents offer expert guidance to help you better understand and meet ongoing state requirements.

In short, a trustworthy registered agent does more than meet a legal requirement—they help your business stay organized, protected, and consistently compliant with state regulations.

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WHY US?

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• Docs we get for you
• Florida Business forms to file
• Florida filing tips

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With Rapid Registered Agent, what you see is what you get. We offer:

• Same price every year
• No extra fees
• No up-sells
• No fees to fax your documents to you

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OUR SERVICES

Our Florida Registered Agent Service Includes

Fast Service

Orders Filed the Same Day

Address Security

Use Our Address for Government Documents and Service of Lawsuits, Not Yours

Flexible Plans

Monthly and Yearly Plans Available

Multiple Notification Methods

We notify you by email and fax (optional) and text message (optional)

Multiple Recipients

We will send noticed of documents to an unlimited number of contacts at your company

Local Document Scans

Real-Time Notifications

Data Available 365 Days

Check your documents or update your company information 24/7/365

Full Privacy

Ready to Protect Your Assets. We don’t give out your contact information.

Compliance Reminders

Reminders & Compliance Notifications

HOW DO I GET STARTED?

The Filing Process

Changing your registered agent or using us for a new business is super simple.

1. Sign up

   Sign up with us.

2. Download Forms

   Access the forms you want to file. Read our instructions and filing tips.

3. File Forms

   File your LLC or corporation filing with the Florida Division of Corporations.

What Do Florida Registered Agents Do?

Registered agents primarily offer a physical presence in Florida and must be capable of receiving documentation in the event of a service of process for the businesses they represent. While the basic requirement is receiving documents, a reliable registered agent also offers additional services such as company formations, bookkeeping and accounting, virtual office services, and mail handling. It’s important that your registered agent also accepts tax and legal documents on behalf of the company, ensuring compliance with tax payments and handling lawsuits or judgments against the business.

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Why do I need a Florida Registered Agent?

Having a professional Florida registered agent is crucial for avoiding legal fees or problems stemming from missed or lost legal notices or documents. Additionally, they will aid your LLC in maintaining compliance with the law, allowing you to concentrate on managing and expanding your business.

What are the requirements for Florida registered agents?

• As per Section 607.0501 of the Florida Statutes, your designated registered agent can fall into one of three categories:

  1. An individual who resides in Florida, such as a lawyer, employee, friend, or family member.
  2. A domestic organization other than your own.
  3. A foreign organization authorized to conduct business in Florida.

  While selecting an individual offers flexibility, opting for an organization, often termed a commercial agent, proves to be a more dependable choice. This is because individuals may overlook notices due to various reasons like travel, emergencies, or other commitments, whereas a commercial agent ensures constant availability at the registered office to accept documents.

  Although you might consider appointing someone from your organization to address availability concerns, doing so may result in receiving legal notices in front of your team or clients. This risk is eliminated with a commercial agent, as notices are discreetly accepted at their registered office.

People Who Need Registered Agents In Florida:

Anyone forming a corporation in Florida or starting a Florida LLC

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How Does the Rapid Registered Agent Service Work in Florida?

Easy Sign Up. You sign up online at the top right corner of this page. We’ll become your Florida registered agent service after you make your business registration filing with the Division of Corporations.

Go-To Resource. We attempt to make your account a real go-to resource for you, not just for our Florida registered agent service or paying a bill, but for actually keeping up with Florida corporate paperwork formalities.

The Tools You Need. Generate compliance forms auto-magically from your dashboard. If you sign up for the annual plan, we’ll send you an invoice for another year of Florida registered agent service 30 days before it’s due. If you want to keep using us, great; if you don’t, you can easily cancel.

Call us! We’re here to help walk you through the process of starting your new business. When you have a question, just call. We even put our phone number on the top of every web page. The people who answer the phones don’t read from scripts or try to sell you anything – we’re just here to help. We even make it easy to add registered agent services in other states.

How Will I Get My Documents From You?

We scan and upload every document in real time. You will then be notified by email and optionally by text message or fax. You can then use the secure link to view the document or log in to your dashboard at anytime to view it.

Can I Use Your Florida Registered Office Address To Get My Mail?

• Most of our clients list our registered office address on their articles of incorporation.
• We don’t want all your mail, that’s not what we do.
• We will throw away junk mail and forward any document from a government agency (state or Federal).
• The US Postal office might not deliver your mail reliably to us if you don’t have a lease at our address.
• As the registered agent, things come directly to us, Rapid Registered Agent, LLC care of you.

How Are Florida Registered Agents Served?

• Florida registered agents, whether business entities or individuals, agree to accept service of process and official mail on behalf of corporations, LLCs, and other registered entities in Florida. This arrangement ensures that your business can be reliably contacted by both the public and the state.

Serving a registered agent is legal proof that you were notified. Regardless of whether you look at the docs or even receive them from your registered agent service. You were notified. We take this responsibility very seriously.

How Do I Search For A Registered Agent In Florida?

If you want to formally notify a business through their Florida registered agent service, just send a certified letter directly to the registered agent name and registered office address. Here is how you can look up that information:

• Do a Florida business name search via the Division of Corporations.
• Type in the name of the company whose registered agent you are trying to look up.
• Look for the registered agent name and registered office street address.

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Do I Hire a Florida Registered Agent Service Before or After I Make The Filing?

You should hire us first and the do your business registration filing, because you can’t form an LLC or corporation without a Florida registered agent service. Also, we provide all the forms and instructions you need to complete your filing instantly after yo place an order.

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How Do I Change My Registered Agent Service To Rapid Registered Agent?

You file a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Agent or Both form with the Division of Corporations and we get listed as your Florida registered agent. When you place an order with us, the change form is available immediately. It’s super easy.

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