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

The Minnesota Secretary of State's form describes online and in-person filings as expedited service but does not state a turnaround time, so check with the Secretary of State if timing matters. Until the change is filed, your current agent and office stay on the record. If your agent resigns instead, its appointment ends 30 days after its notice of resignation is filed with the Secretary of State.

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

For a Minnesota LLC, the Secretary of State's Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent lists a fee of $55 for expedited online or in-person filing, or $35 if submitted by mail. Minnesota law adds that no fee may be charged when the registered office address is changed only to bring it into compliance. A registered agent service charges its own annual fee on top of the state fee, which varies by provider.

Can I be my own registered agent in Minnesota?

Yes, if you live in Minnesota and your business office is the registered office, an actual Minnesota location rather than a post office box alone. Your address then appears on the public record. Minnesota also lets a Minnesota LLC have no agent at all, as long as it keeps a registered office. To name yourself, file a Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent with the Minnesota Secretary of State. For a Minnesota LLC the form lists $55 for online or in-person (expedited) filing and $35 by mail.

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

No. Changing your agent does not affect your LLC's standing, and because a Minnesota LLC is not required to have an agent, a gap between agents is not a ground for termination. During any gap, the Secretary of State is your LLC's agent for service of process. What does put a Minnesota LLC at risk is missing its annual renewal, which leads to administrative termination.

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

You can file online. The Secretary of State's form tells filers to file online at its website, where the fee for a Minnesota LLC is $55 (expedited). You can also file in person for the same fee, or mail the form for $35.

How to Change Your Registered Agent in Minnesota

Follow these simple steps to update your LLC's registered agent with the Minnesota Secretary of State and stay compliant in 2026.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: October 2026

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

How to File

1
Choose Your New Registered Agent
If you name an agent, it must be an individual who lives in Minnesota, or a Minnesota or authorized foreign corporation or LLC, whose business office is your registered office: an actual Minnesota location, not a post office box by itself. A Minnesota LLC may also choose to have no agent.
2
Confirm your new agent agrees
Minnesota's form has no signature line for the agent, but confirm your new agent has agreed to serve before you list them. The form states that the change was authorized by a majority vote of your LLC's governing body.
3
Complete the Notice of Change
Use the Secretary of State's Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent. To remove an agent, write none in the agent's name space.
4
Submit Your Filing
File online at the Minnesota Secretary of State's website or in person for $55 (expedited service), or by mail for $35.
5
Update Your Records
Once the Secretary of State files the change, update your internal LLC records and notify banks, vendors, and other parties of your new registered agent information.

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When Should You Change Your Registered Agent?

Your current registered agent is moving out of Minnesota or closing their business
You want to switch from being your own registered agent to a professional service for better privacy
Your registered agent isn't reliably receiving or forwarding important legal documents
You're unhappy with your current registered agent service's responsiveness or fees

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

Registered agent services for Minnesota LLCs, by renewal price

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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

: The Minnesota Secretary of State's form describes online and in-person filings as expedited service but does not state a turnaround time, so check with the Secretary of State if timing matters. Until the change is filed, your current agent and office stay on the record. If your agent resigns instead, its appointment ends 30 days after its notice of resignation is filed with the Secretary of State.
: For a Minnesota LLC, the Secretary of State's Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent lists a fee of $55 for expedited online or in-person filing, or $35 if submitted by mail. Minnesota law adds that no fee may be charged when the registered office address is changed only to bring it into compliance. A registered agent service charges its own annual fee on top of the state fee, which varies by provider.
: Yes, if you live in Minnesota and your business office is the registered office, an actual Minnesota location rather than a post office box alone. Your address then appears on the public record. Minnesota also lets a Minnesota LLC have no agent at all, as long as it keeps a registered office. To name yourself, file a Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent with the Minnesota Secretary of State. For a Minnesota LLC the form lists $55 for online or in-person (expedited) filing and $35 by mail.
: No. Changing your agent does not affect your LLC's standing, and because a Minnesota LLC is not required to have an agent, a gap between agents is not a ground for termination. During any gap, the Secretary of State is your LLC's agent for service of process. What does put a Minnesota LLC at risk is missing its annual renewal, which leads to administrative termination.
: You can file online. The Secretary of State's form tells filers to file online at its website, where the fee for a Minnesota LLC is $55 (expedited). You can also file in person for the same fee, or mail the form for $35.

Sources

8 documents

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Minnesota 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.

revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.0113Minn. Stat. 322C.0113, registered office required, registered agent optional
revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/5.36Minn. Stat. 5.36, registered office and registered agent; change; resignation
revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.0116Minn. Stat. 322C.0116, Secretary of State as agent for service of process
revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.0705Minn. Stat. 322C.0705, administrative termination for failure to file the annual renewal
sos.state.mn.us/media/1382/changeofregisteredofficeagent.pdfMinnesota Secretary of State, Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent (form, rev. 5/31/2024)
sos.mn.gov/business-liens/business-forms-fees/minnesota-limited-liability-company-forms/Minnesota Secretary of State: business entity filings
revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.0208Minnesota statute: Annual Renewal
sos.mn.gov/business-liens/renewals/Minnesota agency guidance: Annual Renewal

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Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.

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How to File

Choose Your New Registered Agent

Confirm your new agent agrees

Complete the Notice of Change

Submit Your Filing

Update Your Records