How long does it take to change a registered agent in Florida?

A change of registered agent in Florida takes effect when the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, files your statement of change. Check Sunbiz for current processing times. This timing matters for your LLC: until the change is filed, legal documents can still go to the agent on record, so coordinate the handover with both your old and new agents to avoid any gap. To complete your change, use Sunbiz's option for updating registered agent information online, or mail the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both with the $25 filing fee and your updated agent information.

What does it cost to change a registered agent in Florida?

Changing your registered agent in Florida costs $25 to file a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. This is the only state-mandated fee required for the change itself. However, if you hire a registered agent service, it charges its own annual fee, which varies by provider. If you file the form yourself, you'll only pay the $25 state fee, though your new agent must sign a written acceptance of the appointment. The practical impact: the change takes effect when the Division files your statement. Until then, your old registered agent remains the agent on record and may still receive official notices. File the statement online through the Division of Corporations' Sunbiz website, or by mail, as soon as you have your new agent's signed acceptance.

Can I be my own registered agent in Florida?

Yes, you can serve as your own registered agent in Florida if you live in Florida and your business address is a Florida street address (not a P.O. box) that serves as the registered office. However, this creates significant practical challenges. You must be available during standard business hours to personally receive legal documents, lawsuits, and official correspondence. Missing service of process can result in default judgments against your LLC without your knowledge. To change your registered agent to yourself, file a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, sign the acceptance as the new agent, and pay the $25 filing fee. You can submit it online through Sunbiz or by mail.

Will changing my registered agent affect my LLC's good standing?

No, properly changing your registered agent won't affect your LLC's good standing in Florida. File a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations; the filing fee is $25, and the change is effective when the Division files it. You can also make the change on your annual report. What does put your standing at risk is going without an agent. Failing to keep a registered agent, or failing to file a statement of change within 30 days after your agent's name or address changes (unless the agent files it), is a ground for administrative dissolution. The Division first sends a notice of intent and gives the LLC 60 days to correct the problem. A dissolved LLC can apply for reinstatement for $100, plus the fees and penalties it owes. Your new registered agent must be an individual who lives in Florida, or a business entity authorized in Florida, with a business address that matches the registered office. File the statement as soon as you appoint your new agent to avoid any compliance gaps.

Can I file the registered agent change online or do I need to mail it?

Florida lets you update your registered agent online through the Division of Corporations' Sunbiz website, or by mailing the paper Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both to the Department of State, Division of Corporations. The filing fee is $25. The change becomes effective when the Division files the statement, so filing online avoids mail transit time. The practical benefit is that your new registered agent goes on record sooner, which helps prevent missed service of process documents. To proceed, open Sunbiz, choose the option to update your registered agent or registered office, and complete the filing with your new agent's information and acceptance.

Change Your Florida LLC Registered Agent in 2026

Complete guide to filing the required paperwork with the Florida Division of Corporations to update your registered agent information.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: October 2026

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Step diagram for changing an LLC's registered agent in Florida, showing the 5 filing steps required by the Florida Division of Corporations. — The 5 steps to change your registered agent in Florida. Source: Florida Division of Corporations.

How to File

1
Obtain the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent form
Download the statement (form INHS18) from the limited liability company forms page on the Division of Corporations' Sunbiz website, or use Sunbiz's option for updating registered agent information online. This is the Division's filing for changing an LLC's registered agent.
2
Complete the required information
Fill out your LLC's name, document number, current registered agent information, and new registered agent details. The new agent must have a Florida street address and consent to serve as your registered agent.
3
Get the required signatures
Your new registered agent must sign the form accepting the appointment. A member or authorized representative also signs, confirming the change was authorized. If you're using a registered agent service, they'll typically handle their part as part of their onboarding process.
4
Submit the form with filing fee
File the statement with the Division of Corporations along with the $25 filing fee ($55 if you also want a certified copy). You can mail it to the Division of Corporations, or update your registered agent online through Sunbiz.
5
Update your records
Once filed, update your internal LLC records and notify banks, vendors, and other business contacts of the registered agent change. The change becomes effective when filed with the state.

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When Should You Change Your Registered Agent?

Your current registered agent is moving out of Florida or closing their business
You want to switch from being your own registered agent to a professional service
Your registered agent isn't reliably receiving or forwarding important legal documents
You're moving your business operations to a different location within Florida

Hiring a service is optional. You can name yourself or another individual with a street address in Florida, and the FAQ below gives Florida's own rule.

Registered agent services for Florida LLCs, by renewal price

Affiliate disclosure: Northwest Registered Agent, Bizee, ZenBusiness and LegalZoom pay us a commission if you sign up through our link, at no extra cost to you. We list only the registered agent services we have an affiliate relationship with, so this is not a survey of the whole market.

This table is not scored. The four are listed cheapest annual renewal first, and the rows below it say which one fits which situation. The scored ranking, and the formula behind it, is on the formation services review, which orders them on three-year cost, BBB rating and Trustpilot score.

Service	With formation, year 1	Annual renewal	BBB	Trustpilot	Privacy
Northwest Registered Agent	Included with $39 formation	$125/yr	A	4.1/5 (297)	Says it does not sell your information; runs its own servers
Bizee	Free year one (some visitors are being shown shorter free periods, so confirm at checkout)	$149/yr	C (unaccredited)	4.8/5 (26,100+)	No data-sharing commitment
ZenBusiness	$99, not included in any plan	$199/yr	A	4.8/5 (32,500+)	Partial
LegalZoom	Not included, $249 extra	$249/yr	A+	4.6/5 (32,900+)	Partial

Note: Bizee holds a C rating from the BBB and is not accredited. BBB's profile carries a live alert describing a pattern of complaints about unexpected charges, difficulty canceling and filing delays, and Bizee has posted a response to it. We flag this so you can make an informed choice.

Prices are each provider's standard published rates; year-one pricing applies when you form your LLC through the same service. BBB and Trustpilot figures as recorded September 15, 2026, not re-checked since, and both sources update continuously. These are the dates the figures were last written to our dataset, which is the most we can show: they are not verification dates. See how we evaluate these companies in our full formation services review →

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state publishes about filing deadlines, fees, and the consequences of missing them, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you what your own company owes: the date turns on when and where you formed, states change these rules between our reviews, and in several states an entity-level tax falls due in a year when no report does. Confirm your own dates with the filing office named on this page before you rely on one here, because missing a deadline can cost the company its good standing or, in many states, its existence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

: A change of registered agent in Florida takes effect when the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, files your statement of change. Check Sunbiz for current processing times. This timing matters for your LLC: until the change is filed, legal documents can still go to the agent on record, so coordinate the handover with both your old and new agents to avoid any gap. To complete your change, use Sunbiz's option for updating registered agent information online, or mail the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both with the $25 filing fee and your updated agent information.
: Changing your registered agent in Florida costs $25 to file a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. This is the only state-mandated fee required for the change itself. However, if you hire a registered agent service, it charges its own annual fee, which varies by provider. If you file the form yourself, you'll only pay the $25 state fee, though your new agent must sign a written acceptance of the appointment. The practical impact: the change takes effect when the Division files your statement. Until then, your old registered agent remains the agent on record and may still receive official notices. File the statement online through the Division of Corporations' Sunbiz website, or by mail, as soon as you have your new agent's signed acceptance.
: Yes, you can serve as your own registered agent in Florida if you live in Florida and your business address is a Florida street address (not a P.O. box) that serves as the registered office. However, this creates significant practical challenges. You must be available during standard business hours to personally receive legal documents, lawsuits, and official correspondence. Missing service of process can result in default judgments against your LLC without your knowledge. To change your registered agent to yourself, file a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, sign the acceptance as the new agent, and pay the $25 filing fee. You can submit it online through Sunbiz or by mail.
: No, properly changing your registered agent won't affect your LLC's good standing in Florida. File a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations; the filing fee is $25, and the change is effective when the Division files it. You can also make the change on your annual report. What does put your standing at risk is going without an agent. Failing to keep a registered agent, or failing to file a statement of change within 30 days after your agent's name or address changes (unless the agent files it), is a ground for administrative dissolution. The Division first sends a notice of intent and gives the LLC 60 days to correct the problem. A dissolved LLC can apply for reinstatement for $100, plus the fees and penalties it owes. Your new registered agent must be an individual who lives in Florida, or a business entity authorized in Florida, with a business address that matches the registered office. File the statement as soon as you appoint your new agent to avoid any compliance gaps.
: Florida lets you update your registered agent online through the Division of Corporations' Sunbiz website, or by mailing the paper Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both to the Department of State, Division of Corporations. The filing fee is $25. The change becomes effective when the Division files the statement, so filing online avoids mail transit time. The practical benefit is that your new registered agent goes on record sooner, which helps prevent missed service of process documents. To proceed, open Sunbiz, choose the option to update your registered agent or registered office, and complete the filing with your new agent's information and acceptance.

Sources

7 documents

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Florida sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

Florida statute: Fla. Stat. 605.0113 (registered agent)
Florida statute: Fla. Stat. 605.0114 (change of registered agent)
Florida statute: Fla. Stat. 605.0213 (fees)
Florida statute: Fla. Stat. 605.0714 and 605.0715 (administrative dissolution and reinstatement)
dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/Florida Division of Corporations: business entity filings
leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=605.0212&URL=0600-0699/0605/Sections/0605.0212.htmlFlorida statute: Annual Report
dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/manage-business/efile/annual-report/Florida agency guidance: Annual Report

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Obtain the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent form

Complete the required information

Get the required signatures

Submit the form with filing fee

Update your records