Guides to a New York LLC's registered agent
Plain answers, in the statute's own words where the law decides, about a New York LLC's registered agent, its service of process address, and the Certificate of Change that changes them.
Paying a registered agent company
Why a New York LLC's registered agent bill comes every year, what the companies publish, and the one filing that changes the State's record.
Do you have to pay a registered agent every year in NY?
New York law does not require a registered agent. Where the yearly bill comes from, what agent companies charge, and the one filing that changes your record.
Cancelling a registered agent company
The two steps of leaving an agent company in New York, and what is left when no new agent is named.
How to cancel a registered agent service in New York
Cancelling a registered agent in New York takes two steps: a State filing that updates your LLC's record, and your contract, under the company's own terms.
Cancelling a registered agent without a replacement in NY
New York lets an LLC revoke its registered agent and name no replacement. What the State's record then shows, and what can still point to the agent company.
The filing and your address
The New York form that removes a registered agent, how long past filings took, and what happens to your LLC's service of process address.
How to file DOS-1359-f to remove a New York registered agent
Form DOS-1359-f statement by statement: what removes a NY LLC's registered agent, who signs, how to file it, and what filing it yourself takes, step by step.
How long does it take to remove a registered agent in NY?
New York publishes no standard time to remove a registered agent. The State's own 2026 dates, how the filing route changes the wait, and the 30-day rule.
Does removing a NY registered agent change your address?
Revoking a NY LLC's registered agent leaves its service of process address in place (§301(c)). One Certificate of Change can revoke the agent and change it.
Why is my New York LLC's address in Albany? What it means
By our count of DOS open data, 18.7% of active NY LLCs formed in the year to October 22, 2026 list an Albany service of process address. See whose it is.
New York registered agent rules
What New York law says about a registered agent, who may serve as one, and what happens when one resigns.
Does a New York LLC need a registered agent? The law, quoted
NY law does not require an LLC to have a registered agent: an LLC "may designate" one (§302(a)). The Secretary of State is its agent for service of process.
Can you be your own registered agent in New York? The law
New York LLC Law §302(b) lists who may be an LLC's registered agent, starting with a natural person who is a New York resident or has a business address there.
What happens when your registered agent resigns in New York
New York has two resignations: the registered agent's (§302) and the process addressee's (§301-A). After the second, the LLC's record can read Suspended.
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