How to Change Your Registered Agent in New York

How to change your registered agent in New York

1. 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 York SOS 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.

2. Get the Certificate of Change: Form DOS-1362-f for a foreign LLC authorized in New York; Form DOS-1359-f for a New York LLC. Download the form ↗ New York requires a paper filing for this change. Print the form, fill it in, and have the new registered agent sign the consent section. Both the change form and any required consent form must be submitted to the New York Secretary of State.
3. Pay the $30 filing fee. 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. Include payment with the form.
4. 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.
5. Verify the change in state records. Search your LLC name on the New York SOS business search and confirm the new registered agent is listed. Check back after the processing window shown above.