A registered agent is a person or commercial service authorized to receive legal documents on behalf of a business entity. Sometimes called a statutory agent, resident agent, or agent for service of process, the agent accepts lawsuits, subpoenas, official state correspondence, tax notices, and similar service of process during normal business hours. A registered agent is required by every US state for every formed corporation and LLC. Without one, the state can administratively dissolve the entity for non-compliance.
The requirements: the agent must be physically located in the state of incorporation (a Delaware corporation needs a Delaware-resident registered agent; a California LLC needs a California-resident agent; if th...