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

The Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code says most filings are processed immediately, and to allow 5 to 7 business days for filings that need manual review, such as paper filings and filings with attachments. Its fee schedule lists an expedited processing fee of $75 per filing. Until the change is filed, your current agent stays on the record. If your agent resigns instead, the resignation takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the 31st day after the Division files it, or earlier if you designate a new agent.

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

The state fee to change your registered agent is $17: the Division's fiscal year 2026 fee schedule (effective July 1, 2025) lists $17 for a change form and $17 for an online change, whether your new agent is a commercial registered agent or not. The $52 commercial registered agent change on the same schedule is a filing the agent makes to update its own registration, not one your LLC pays. An FAQ on the Division's commercial registered agent page still quotes $13 per record, which does not match the fee schedule, so confirm the amount on the payment screen when you file. Utah sets these fees administratively, and expedited processing is an extra $75 per filing on the same schedule. 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 Utah?

Yes, if you can accept legal papers at a Utah street address. Your address then appears on the public record. To name yourself, file a statement of change with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. The Division handles it as an amendment, which you can file online by logging in and choosing File On An Existing Business.

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

No. Changing your agent properly does not affect your LLC's standing. Being without one does: the Division may administratively dissolve an LLC that has no registered agent in Utah for 60 consecutive days, after a notice that gives it up to 60 days to fix the problem. File the change before your current agent stops serving.

Can I file the registered agent change online in Utah?

Yes. The Division says you can file an amendment online by logging in with your UtahID and choosing File On An Existing Business. You can also name a new agent on your annual report, which Utah law treats as a statement of change. The state fee to change your registered agent is $17: the Division's fiscal year 2026 fee schedule (effective July 1, 2025) lists $17 for a change form and $17 for an online change, whether your new agent is a commercial registered agent or not. The $52 commercial registered agent change on the same schedule is a filing the agent makes to update its own registration, not one your LLC pays. An FAQ on the Division's commercial registered agent page still quotes $13 per record, which does not match the fee schedule, so confirm the amount on the payment screen when you file.

How to Change Your Registered Agent in Utah

Update your LLC's registered agent with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code to maintain compliance.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: October 2026

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

How to File

1
Choose Your New Registered Agent
Choose a commercial registered agent, or a noncommercial agent (an individual or business) who can accept legal papers at a Utah street address.
2
Confirm your new agent agrees
Utah law treats naming a new agent as your LLC's statement that the agent has agreed to serve, so get the agent's agreement before you file. The agent does not sign the filing.
3
File a statement of change
Log in to the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code's online system with your UtahID, choose File On An Existing Business, and file an amendment with the new agent's name and Utah address. Naming a different agent on your annual report also counts as a statement of change.
4
Check the fee
The Division's pages list different fees for this change ($17 on its fee schedule, $13 on another page), so confirm the current fee with the Division when you file.
5
Update Your Records
Once approved, update your internal LLC records, operating agreement if necessary, and notify banks, vendors, and other parties of the registered agent change.

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When Should You Change Your Registered Agent?

Your current registered agent moves out of Utah or changes their address
You want to switch from being your own registered agent to hiring a professional service
Your registered agent service is no longer meeting your business needs or providing reliable service
You're relocating your business and need a registered agent in a different Utah location

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

Registered agent services for Utah 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 Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code says most filings are processed immediately, and to allow 5 to 7 business days for filings that need manual review, such as paper filings and filings with attachments. Its fee schedule lists an expedited processing fee of $75 per filing. Until the change is filed, your current agent stays on the record. If your agent resigns instead, the resignation takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the 31st day after the Division files it, or earlier if you designate a new agent.
: The state fee to change your registered agent is $17: the Division's fiscal year 2026 fee schedule (effective July 1, 2025) lists $17 for a change form and $17 for an online change, whether your new agent is a commercial registered agent or not. The $52 commercial registered agent change on the same schedule is a filing the agent makes to update its own registration, not one your LLC pays. An FAQ on the Division's commercial registered agent page still quotes $13 per record, which does not match the fee schedule, so confirm the amount on the payment screen when you file. Utah sets these fees administratively, and expedited processing is an extra $75 per filing on the same schedule. A registered agent service charges its own annual fee on top of the state fee, which varies by provider.
: Yes, if you can accept legal papers at a Utah street address. Your address then appears on the public record. To name yourself, file a statement of change with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. The Division handles it as an amendment, which you can file online by logging in and choosing File On An Existing Business.
: No. Changing your agent properly does not affect your LLC's standing. Being without one does: the Division may administratively dissolve an LLC that has no registered agent in Utah for 60 consecutive days, after a notice that gives it up to 60 days to fix the problem. File the change before your current agent stops serving.
: Yes. The Division says you can file an amendment online by logging in with your UtahID and choosing File On An Existing Business. You can also name a new agent on your annual report, which Utah law treats as a statement of change. The state fee to change your registered agent is $17: the Division's fiscal year 2026 fee schedule (effective July 1, 2025) lists $17 for a change form and $17 for an online change, whether your new agent is a commercial registered agent or not. The $52 commercial registered agent change on the same schedule is a filing the agent makes to update its own registration, not one your LLC pays. An FAQ on the Division's commercial registered agent page still quotes $13 per record, which does not match the fee schedule, so confirm the amount on the payment screen when you file.

Sources

8 documents

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

le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter1A/C16-1a_2026050620261001.pdfUtah Code Title 16 Chapter 1a, Part 4 (registered agents) and Part 6 (administrative dissolution), effective October 1, 2026
le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter20/C16-20_2026050620261001.pdfUtah Code Title 16 Chapter 20, Utah Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, effective October 1, 2026
commerce.utah.gov/corporations/business-entities/domestic-limited-liability-company/Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Domestic Limited Liability Company
commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdfUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, fee schedule
commerce.utah.gov/corporations/business-entities/commercial-registered-agent/Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Commercial Registered Agent
commerce.utah.gov/corporations/Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, home page (processing times)
le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/sbillenr/SB0040.pdfUtah statute: Annual Report
le.utah.gov/xcode/Title48/Chapter3a/C48-3a-S212_1800010118000101.pdfUtah statute: Annual Report

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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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