Meet New York Registered Agent: Your Essential Overview
New York Registered Agent
$10/month or $100/year · per company, per state · flat since 2007 · phone call the day you're served
New York law requires every LLC, corporation, and LP to keep a registered agent — the entity's official address for service of process and state mail — with a physical New York street address, for as long as the entity exists. Rapid Registered Agent is that agent for $10 a month or $100 a year, the same price in every state, with no packages, no setup fee, and no renewal surprises. We have done this since 2007.
Hire us as your New York registered agent – $10/month
What New York requires of your registered agent
- A physical street address in New York — not a PO box, not a mail-forwarding box.
- Someone there during normal business hours to accept service of process in person.
- A New York resident, or an entity authorized to do business in New York.
- Prompt forwarding of everything received. New York treats service on your agent as legal notice to you, whether or not the papers ever reach your desk.
The filing office for your registered agent and your entity is the New York Department of State. If your company is ever left without an agent on record, New York can strip its good standing — the status banks, lenders, and buyers check — until the default is cured.
New York compliance your agent should keep you ahead of
- Biennial report. Every New York LLC files the Biennial Statement with the Department of State in your anniversary month every two years. The fee is $9, and you confirm your agent and addresses on the same filing.
- Miss the deadline and New York marks the entity delinquent and, after a notice-and-cure window, administratively dissolves it. Reinstatement means back filings, penalties, and a reinstatement fee.
- Foreign entities: if you formed in New York but operate elsewhere, you keep a New York agent here and a registered agent in your home state too.
We keep track of what New York needs from you and send reminders in time. We do not file anything for you or charge you to "manage" it — we just make sure nothing lapses because a deadline slipped past you.
What our New York service includes
- A phone call the day you are served. Not just a scan in your inbox — an actual call, because a lawsuit has a response clock.
- Our New York address on the public record, not yours. Service of process and state mail come to us.
- Same-day handling. Documents are scanned and posted to your account the day they arrive, with email and optional text or fax alerts.
- Unlimited contacts per company, and separate contacts per state if you register in more than one.
- Your New York filing forms and instructions — formation, change of agent, and any state filing — in your dashboard the moment you order.
- The same price every year. $10 a month or $100 a year, per company, per state. No upsells, no fee to forward your documents.
Switching to us in New York
- Order the service. The New York change form and your instructions appear in your account right away.
- File the Statement of Change of Registered Agent with the Department of State, naming Rapid Registered Agent. Existing entities can change agents at any time.
- We take over. From the effective date, every legal notice and state communication for your company comes to us.
Forming a brand-new New York company? List us as your agent on the formation document and we are in place from day one.
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New York registered agent FAQ
Can I be my own registered agent in New York?
Yes, if you have a physical New York street address and are there during business hours. The trade-offs: your name and address go on the public record, and if your company is sued, the process server comes to that address u2014 sometimes in front of staff or customers.
Can I use a PO box as my New York registered agent address?
No. New York requires a physical street address staffed during business hours so that legal documents can be handed to a person. A PO box or virtual mailbox does not qualify.
When is the New York biennial statement due?
In your anniversary month every two years, filed with the Department of State every two years. The LLC fee is $9, and you confirm your registered agent on the same filing.
How do I change my New York registered agent?
File a Statement of Change of Registered Agent with the Department of State naming the new agent. You can do this any time; you do not have to wait for a renewal date. When you order our service the form and instructions are in your account immediately.
I formed in New York but work in another state. Do I need two agents?
Yes. You keep a New York agent for the New York entity, and you register as a foreign entity in the state where you actually operate and keep an agent there too. We cover all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico at the same $10 per month, per state.
What happens if my New York company has no registered agent?
New York can strip the entity’s good standing and move to administratively dissolve it. You lose the liability shield and the certificate of good standing that banks, lenders, and buyers ask for until you appoint an agent and clear any back filings.
New York registered agent pricing
- $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