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How to Change Your Registered Agent in New Hampshire
The form, the fee, and how to file it.
Filing details
- Form name
- Form 10 Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both
- Filing fee
- $15
- Online filing
- Yes
- Processing time
- Varies by SOS workload; expedite available for $25 (in-person only)
- Secretary of State
- New Hampshire SOS ↗
Note: New Hampshire charges $15 to change the registered agent using Form 10. File online through NH QuickStart at quickstart.sos.nh.gov, or by mail/in-person to Corporation Division, NH Dept. of State, 107 N Main St, Room 204, Concord NH 03301-4989. Online filings add a $2 e-filing handling charge ($17 total). Make checks payable to "NH Department of State." Note the unusual exemption: mail filings made between January 1 and April 1 (the annual report window) are free.
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How to change your registered agent in New Hampshire
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Choose your new registered agent first.
Do not file the change form until you have a new agent lined up. The new agent has to consent to the appointment, and most states will not process the change without that consent in hand. If you let coverage lapse, the New Hampshire SOS can administratively dissolve your LLC.
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Get the Form 10 Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both. Download the form ↗
You can file this online through the New Hampshire Secretary of State portal. The form requires your LLC name, the new agent name and address, and a signature. The new agent must consent to the appointment.
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Pay the $15 filing fee.
Pay by credit card during the online filing. A small processing surcharge usually applies. Mail filings accept check or money order made out to the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
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Notify your old agent.
Once the change is processed, your old agent's responsibility ends. If you are paying them an annual fee, cancel that subscription so it does not auto-renew. Most services prorate or refund the unused portion.
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Verify the change in state records.
Search your LLC name on the New Hampshire SOS business search and confirm the new registered agent is listed. Processing typically takes Varies by SOS workload; expedite available for $25 (in-person only), so check back after that window.
Important to know about New Hampshire
- Mail filings between January 1 and April 1 are FREE - this is the annual report window and the state waives the $15 fee. Outside this window, mail filings cost $15.
- Online filings always cost $15 plus a $2 e-filing handling charge ($17 total) - the free January-April window only applies to mail.
- You cannot change the registered agent through the annual report itself. A separate Form 10 filing is required.
- In-person expedited processing is available for $25 extra at the Customer Lobby in Concord.
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This page provides general information based on publicly available New Hampshire Secretary of State requirements. It is not legal advice. Forms, fees, and procedures can change. Verify with the New Hampshire SOS before filing.