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How to Change Your Registered Agent in New Jersey
The form, the fee, and how to file it.
Filing details
- Form name
- Certificate of Change - Registered Name or Address, or Both (Form L-122)
- Filing fee
- $25
- Online filing
- Yes
- Processing time
- Same business day for online filings; 8.5 business hours for in-person expedite ($25 extra)
- Filing agency
- New Jersey Division of Revenue ↗
Note: New Jersey LLCs file Form L-122 with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. The fee is $25 whichever way it is filed. There IS a dedicated online service: Change Registered Agent/Office on the DORES portal at njportal.com/DOR/AnnualReports, alongside annual report, reinstatement and dissolution. The Business Charter Amendment Service is a different service and does not accept L-122, which is what trips people up. You can also change the agent during the online annual report for $25 on top of the $75 report. By post: NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, PO Box 308, Trenton NJ 08646-0308, or fax 609-984-6851, or walk in at 33 West State Street, 5th Floor, Trenton NJ 08608. Mail filings require the form in duplicate. Make checks payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey".
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How to change your registered agent in New Jersey
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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 Jersey Division of Revenue can administratively dissolve your LLC.
Two ways to go. Name yourself or someone you know. Nothing to pay beyond the state filing fee above, but your address goes in the public record and somebody has to be there during business hours to accept legal mail.
Or use a service at $125/year. That keeps your address private and prepares the change form for you. If you are here because your current agent resigned, missed a delivery, or raised its price, this is usually the reason. See what Northwest charges, or compare what the major agents cost first.
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Get the Certificate of Change - Registered Name or Address, or Both (Form L-122). Download the form ↗
You can file this online through the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services 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 $25 filing fee.
Pay by credit card during the online filing. A small processing surcharge usually applies. Mail filings accept check or money order; confirm the exact payee on the form before you send it, because it is not the Secretary of State in every 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 agents do not refund the unused portion, so time the cancellation against your renewal date.
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Verify the change in state records.
Search your LLC name on the New Jersey Division of Revenue business search and confirm the new registered agent is listed. Processing time: Same business day for online filings; 8.5 business hours for in-person expedite ($25 extra). Check back after that window.
Important to know about New Jersey
- All filings must be typed, not handwritten. The Division of Revenue routinely rejects handwritten paper forms.
- Mail filings require Form L-122 in duplicate.
- Updating the registered agent during the annual report is usually the easier online route, because the standalone Certificate of Change is not accepted by the state's online amendment service. The annual report is $75 and changing the agent during it adds $25.
- Make checks payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey", not "Secretary of State". Write the LLC number on the top left of your check.
Have a service handle the change for you
Northwest will prepare and file the Certificate of Change - Registered Name or Address, or Both (Form L-122) for you when you sign up. The state filing fee is yours to pay. The change is usually filed the same business day.
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This page provides general information based on publicly available New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services requirements. It is not legal advice. Forms, fees, and procedures can change. Verify with the New Jersey Division of Revenue before filing.