Word help
Resident agent, statutory agent: same thing?
States choose their own name for the person who receives an LLC's papers.
The short version
- You may also hear
- Registered agent
- Look at these next
- Registered agent and perhaps Registered office and perhaps Service of process
So what do I do about it?
Services work under any of these titles.
Does my state do it differently?
- Registered agent: 40 states use this title
- Resident agent: Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Rhode Island
- Agent for service of process: California, New York and West Virginia
- Statutory agent: Arizona and Ohio
Where does this come up?
You will meet it in these answers: Forming an LLC: your state's answers, Do I need a registered agent where I live?, Does my LLC need to register in the new state?.