a North Carolina registered agent can be either a business entity or an individual that agrees to accept service of process and official mail for corporations, LLCs and other entities registered in North Carolina. In accordance with state law, a North Carolina registered agent must have a physical street location in the state, called a registered office, where certified mail can be reliably delivered during regular business hours. When documents are accepted, it is the duty of a North Carolina registered agent to contact the client and forward the document to them in a timely manner. This ensures that state courts, as well as the Secretary of State, can dependably contact a business entity.
Access the forms you want to file. Read our instructions and filing tips.
File Forms
File your LLC or corporation filing with the North Carolina Secretary of State.
What Do North Carolina Registered Agents Do?
North Carolina registered agents need to have physical addresses in North Carolina, be open during business hours, accept documents on your behalf and get them to you. Commercial registered agents in North Carolina should provide tools that help you maintain your company.
To become a legitimate, registered North Carolina business, the state requires you to appoint one.
The North Carolina Secretary of State will reject your filing if you don’t appoint a registered agent in North Carolina.
Basically, so the general public will have a reliable way to send important mail or legal notices to every registered North Carolina business.North Carolina Statutes states a Corporation shall (must) continuously (without interruption) maintain in this state (North Carolina only) a registered agent (an individual resident of North Carolina or a corporation authorized to transact business in North Carolina, depending on your entity type, see question #3) and a registered office (a physical location and a mailing address in North Carolina) for the purpose of a registered agent’s statutory requirements to receive service of processes, notices, or demands required or permitted by law to be served upon the Corporation.
What are the requirements for North Carolina registered agents?
Registered agents have to be a resident or companies that provide registered agent services.
Have a registered office address that is a physical address located within North Carolina.
Accept legal documents.
People Who Need Registered Agents In North Carolina:
Anyone forming a corporation in North Carolina or starting a North Carolina LLC
How Does the Rapid Registered Agent Service Work in North Carolina?
Easy Sign Up. You sign up online at the top right corner of this page. We’ll become your North Carolina 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 North Carolina registered agent service or paying a bill, but for actually keeping up with North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina Registered Agents Served?
A process server, the sheriff, or any third party will walk into our office and hand us legal papers (service of process).
The process server then gives an affidavit to the court that they served 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 North Carolina?
If you want to formally notify a business through their North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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
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Do I Hire a North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina registered agent. When you place an order with us, the change form is available immediately. It’s super easy.
Affordable Pricing Plans in North Carolina
We offer simple and easy plans with no hidden fees, upcharges, surcharges, higher rates on renewal, etc.
Month Plan
$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
Yearly Plan
$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
Some of Our Testimonials
A+ service! Andrew and Rapid Registered Agent have been great assets to my businesses. Andrew is always professional, reliable and sends timely reminders and updates. He's also made himself available via email and phone for questions. I recommend him without reservation and will continue to hire him as my Registered Agent.
Andrew did an excellent service for me. He carefully carried out all necessary registration procedures, answered all my questions and promptly forwarded me documents. I found reliable partner and professional advisor in my business start-up in Austin, TX. Andrew is strongly recommended person to make business with.
We couldn’t be happier with Mr. Traub’s services. We are located in Michigan and have several companies in Texas that required a local registered agent. Mr. Traub has exceeded our expectations. I can highly recommend him.
The Traub Law Office has done an excellent job in assisting our Company and giving us the support we need for our business. We plan to use them in the future.
I have only been with Andrew Traub for 2months, but I needed to contact him twice in that time, and I was amazed with how quickly he responded to me. There were cheaper registered agents online, but I feel you get what you pay for, and with this company, I am getting quick responses and help with my problems! Well worth the money, and I am very satisfied. I do recommend Andrew Traub and Rapid Registered Agent, LLC
Getting set up was effortless, and the receipt of state documents is very prompt. I highly recommend Traub Law Office to anyone starting a new business in Texas.
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