Registered Agent Change Fees by State — Explainer

Matrix explainer. 51 jurisdictions (50 states + DC). 38 states have snapshot-confirmed LLC fee values; 13 states are marked typed unknown (fees not independently observable from primary source at assessment time). 3 states (GA, OH, SC) are documented not-observable (fee exists but not published as a standalone line). Snapshot citation chain confirmed: non_tu=38, orphans=0 (db-disk-reconcile exit 0 as of 2026-07-11). Source matrix: registered-agent-change-fees-by-state. Not legal advice.

Short answer

Registered agent change fees for LLCs range from $0 (eight states) to $100 (Alabama). Eight states charge nothing for the change itself. Most states fall in the $10–$50 range. Three states (GA, OH, SC) had fees not established from the primary LLC-specific source — the LLC fee line was not separately confirmed, though corporation fees exist for those states.

What this matrix tracks

For each jurisdiction, the matrix records:

• LLC fee — the state filing fee to change the registered agent on record for a domestic LLC
• Corp fee — the equivalent fee for a domestic corporation (where observed; tracked for comparison but the LLC column is the primary cell)
• Fee notes — online vs. by-mail tiers, mechanism details (e.g., whether the change requires a standalone filing or an amended annual report)
• Source URL — the official state SoS or fee-schedule page from which the fee was read

Key findings

• Eight states charge $0 for an LLC registered-agent change: Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington. This is a meaningful cluster — nearly 1 in 6 states does not charge separately for this change.
• California's $0 has a specific mechanism. LLCs change their registered agent by filing an amended Form LLC-12 (Statement of Information). The amendment is filed for free. The biennial LLC-12 has its own $20 fee, but that fee is a periodic compliance obligation — not attributable to the agent-change action. The two obligations are structurally separate.
• Alabama charges the highest confirmed fee at $100. No other state in the dataset exceeds $100 for an LLC registered-agent change.
• Nebraska offers a $5 electronic-filing discount: $25 online vs. $30 by-mail. The matrix records the by-mail rate as the primary value; the electronic rate appears in fee notes.
• New York charges $30 (Certificate of Change under LLCL § 211-A for LLCs). A narrower §804-A(b) change is $5 — that applies only to specific address- correction scenarios, not a full registered-agent substitution.
• Texas charges $15 — notably low for a state that charges $750 to register a foreign LLC.
• Three states were not established from a primary source (GA, OH, SC). These are not zero-fee states. The LLC-specific fee line was not confirmed from the state's official fee schedule at the time of research. Corporation fees exist for these states; the LLC fee is recorded as unobservable, not typed unknown.

What this matrix does NOT prove

• Does not determine whether any specific registered-agent change is valid — some states require a signed consent from the new agent, and that procedural requirement is separate from the filing fee.
• Does not cover registered-agent service fees charged by the RA itself (e.g., commercial RA annual service fees). This matrix tracks only the state filing fee for the change.
• Does not address states where the registered-agent change must be made through an annual report or statement of information rather than a standalone form — the fee structure may differ depending on timing within the annual cycle.
• Does not enumerate states where LLCs and corporations share an identical change form vs. states with separate forms for each entity type.

Methodology

Each LLC fee was read from the state's official SoS or business-filing-office fee schedule. The source URL is recorded per row. Where the state publishes different fees for online vs. paper submission, both rates appear in the fee notes.

Coverage note: 13 of 51 rows are marked typed unknown as of the 2026-07-11 re-gate — fees not independently observable from the primary source at assessment time. The remaining 38 rows have snapshot-confirmed LLC fee values, including 3 (GA, OH, SC) documented as not-observable for a different reason: the fee exists but is not published as a standalone line. Snapshot citation-chain verification (sha256 → disk file) is confirmed for all 38 non-typed-unknown rows, zero orphans (db-disk-reconcile exit 0). Fee values should be independently verified against the current primary source before relying on them.

Full methodology at /about/methodology/.

Not legal advice

Registered-agent change procedures vary by state. Some states require the new agent's written consent; some require the change within a specific timeframe after formation. The filing fee is only one component of the change process. Verify current procedures and fees with the applicable state before initiating a registered-agent change.

See also: Registered Agent Change Fees by State (matrix) · Registered Agent Visibility by State · Foreign LLC Registration Fees by State — Explainer