Get to Know Illinois Registered Agent: Your Trusted Legal Advisors
An Illinois registered agent serves as the official contact for your business or nonprofit organization, responsible for receiving vital legal notices like service of process, which signifies the initiation of a lawsuit. Typically, the registered agent must maintain a physical presence in Illinois and be accessible during regular business hours. Selecting a dependable Illinois registered agent is crucial to ensure prompt receipt of essential documents. You might have come across alternative terms such as “resident agent,” “statutory agent,” or “agent for service of process,” all of which denote the same role when registering your business in Illinois.
WHY US?
Use your online account to find
- Docs we get for you
- Illinois Business forms to file
- Illinois filing tips
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
Illinois Registered Agent Service
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OUR SERVICES
Our Illinois Registered Agent Service Includes
Orders Filed the Same Day
Use Our Address for Government Documents and Service of Lawsuits, Not Yours
Monthly and Yearly Plans Available
We notify you by email and fax (optional) and text message (optional)
We will send noticed of documents to an unlimited number of contacts at your company
Real-Time Notifications
Check your documents or update your company information 24/7/365
Ready to Protect Your Assets. We don’t give out your contact information.
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.
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Sign up
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Download Forms
Access the forms you want to file. Read our instructions and filing tips.
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File Forms
File your LLC or corporation filing with the Illinois Secretary of State.
What Do Illinois Registered Agents Do?
In Illinois, a registered agent serves as the designated individual or entity tasked with accepting legal correspondence, commonly known as service of process, on behalf of your business. State law mandates that registered businesses appoint a registered agent, and you must include their name and address on the formation documents submitted to the Illinois Secretary of State.
Illinois registered agents are obligated to:
- Receive and promptly forward legal documents and official correspondence to your Illinois-based business.
- Maintain a physical address within the state, excluding P.O. boxes, where they can accept service of process and official mail, such as tax notifications. This location is termed as the registered office.
- Adhere to regular business hours, typically from 9 am to 5 pm.
These criteria represent the basic legal obligations for Illinois registered agents. However, at Rapid Registered Agent, we strive to exceed these standards, prioritizing swift delivery, security, confidentiality, and comprehensive support for all our clients.
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Why do I need an Illinois Registered Agent?
The majority of businesses and non-profit organizations establishing or registering in Illinois are required to consistently maintain a physical registered agent within the state. This obligation encompasses keeping the agent’s contact details current with the Illinois Secretary of State – Business Services Department. This process, known as “maintaining” a registered agent, is essential for ensuring your company’s continued good standing.
What are the requirements for Illinois registered agents?
- All corporations, whether domestic or foreign, are required to maintain an Illinois registered agent and office within Illinois at all times. This agent can be either a natural person or a legal entity licensed to operate in the state, such as a Corporation, LLC, LP, or LLP. The registered office must have a physical street address within Illinois; a P.O. Box alone is not sufficient.
People Who Need Registered Agents In Illinois:
Anyone forming a corporation in Illinois or starting an Illinois LLC
How Does the Rapid Registered Agent Service Work in Illinois?
Easy Sign Up. You sign up online at the top right corner of this page. We’ll become your Illinois registered agent service after you make your business registration filing with the Secretary of State.
Go-To Resource. We attempt to make your account a real go-to resource for you, not just for our Illinois registered agent service or paying a bill, but for actually keeping up with Illinois 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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 Illinois Registered Agents Served?
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A process server, county sheriff, or authorized third party will physically deliver legal documents, known as service of process, to our office in Springfield. Upon receipt, we acknowledge the delivery by signing for the documents. Subsequently, the process server provides an affidavit, which serves as proof of service, to the court, confirming that the documents were delivered to us.
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 Illinois?
If you want to formally notify a business through their Illinois 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 Illinois business name search via the Secretary of State.
- 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.
How Do I Get Started
Do I Hire a Illinois 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 Illinois registered agent service. Also, we provide all the forms and instructions you need to complete your filing instantly after yo place an order.
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 Secretary of State and we get listed as your Illinois registered agent. When you place an order with us, the change form is available immediately. It’s super easy.
Affordable Pricing Plans in Illinois
We offer simple and easy plans with no hidden fees, upcharges, surcharges, higher rates on renewal, etc.
- $10 / Per month (per company per state)
- Register in all 50 States + D.C. and Puerto Rico
- Manage Unlimited Companies in One Place
- Each Company Can Have Unlimited Contacts
- Can Designate Separate Contacts for Separate States
- Each Contact Notified by Email, Fax (Optional), or Text (Optional)
- 365 24/7 Access To Your Files
- Phone Call on Service of Lawsuit
- Documents Securely Stored
- Privacy Protected
- Compliance Reminders
- Real-Time Notifications
- Price locked in during subscription
- Subscription Optional
- Option to Pay by Check
- Renewal Notice 30 Days Before Renewal Due
- $100 / Per year (per company per state)
- Register in all 50 States + D.C. and Puerto Rico
- Manage Unlimited Companies in One Place
- Each Company Can Have Unlimited Contacts
- Can Designate Separate Contacts for Separate States
- Each Contact Notified by Email, Fax (Optional), or Text (Optional)
- 365 24/7 Access To Your Files
- Phone Call on Service of Lawsuit
- Documents Securely Stored
- Privacy Protected
- Compliance Reminders
- Real-Time Notifications
- Price locked in during subscription
- Subscription Optional
- Option to Pay by Check
- Renewal Notice 30 Days Before Renewal Due