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In this video, we will discuss the Registered Office and the Registered Agent.
The Registered Office and the Registered Agent are required for your LLC Formation Documents.
Once you figure out who your LLC's Registered Agent will be, you will then be able to complete
your LLC Formation Documents which we discuss in the next Lesson.
Again, your LLC is required to list a Registered Office and a Registered Agent within your
LLC Formation Documents.
The Registered Office must be a physical address (it cannot be a PO Box) located in the State
where your LLC is formed.
A Registered Agent is a person or a company who agrees to accept legal mail and important
documents on behalf of your LLC.
The Registered Agent is located at the Registered Office and is generally available during normal
business hours.
As we mentioned, a Registered Agent can be a person or a company who has an address in
the State where your LLC is formed.
You can serve as your LLC's Registered Agent.
However, your LLC cannot serve as its own Registered Agent.
For individuals who have an address in the State, it is common that they serve as the
LLC's Registered Agent.
Having said that, the individual person you choose as the Registered Agent does not need
to be a member of the LLC.
It can be a friend or family member, or, frankly, anyone you know who agrees to accept Service
of Process on behalf of your LLC.
"Service of Process" is the delivery of legal mail and important documents sent from the
State or a law firm to your LLC.
Important documents from the State can include items such as certificates, late notices,
and copies of Formation Documents.
Legal documents can include items such as subpoenas and/or complaints for legal action.
The purpose of the Registered Agent and Registered Office is to be a "point of contact" for the
State and to accept Service of Process for your LLC.
You (or someone you know) can be your LLC's Registered Agent, so long as you or they have
an address in the State.
If you don't have an address in the State that you can use, or you don't want to serve
as your LLC's Registered Agent, you should hire a Commercial Registered Agent.
A Commercial Registered Agent will receive Service of Process on behalf of your LLC and
then forward it to you at any address you like.
Many Commercial Registered Agents will also fax or email Service of Process if you prefer.
Again, a Commercial Registered Agent is a company that specializes in receiving Service
of Process on behalf of businesses nationwide.
They typically charge between $100-300 per year.
If you decide to use a Commercial Registered Agent, we recommend a company called Northwest
Registered Agent.
They've been in the business for more than 2 decades and they have a solid reputation.
Their fees are among the most affordable, and their support is top notch.
We've joined forces with them in order to provide Registered Agent services nationwide
to our clients.
There is information below this video where you can find instructions on how to sign up
for their services.
If you or someone you know will serve as your LLC's Registered Agent, you can then proceed
to the next Lesson.
If you need to hire a Commercial Registered Agent, please see the information below this
video.
Once you've signed up with Northwest Registered Agent, you will then receive their address
to use in your LLC Formation Documents.
If you have any questions about their services, you will also find their phone number below
this video.
Again, once you sign up for their services and obtain their address, you can then proceed
to the next Lesson.
And that concludes this video.