Arizona requires every LLC to maintain a statutory agent with a physical address in the state. Our service includes one year of Arizona statutory agent in the $299 flat formation fee.
A statutory agent is the person or company designated to receive official mail on behalf of your Arizona LLC. That includes two kinds of mail: service of process (lawsuits — the court papers that start a case against the LLC), and official Arizona state correspondence (annual report reminders, tax notices, dissolution warnings).
Every state requires LLCs to have one. The logic is simple: if someone wants to sue the LLC, there has to be a reliable address in Arizona where the papers can be served. If the state needs to contact the LLC, same thing.
Arizona requires a physical street address in the state — no P.O. boxes, no out-of-state addresses, no virtual offices with a mail-forwarding arrangement. The agent has to actually be there to accept service.
The agent must be present at the listed address during normal business hours to accept service of process in person.
Arizona allows the agent to be an individual over 18 who's an Arizona resident, or a business entity authorized to transact business in Arizona.
The agent's name and address must be listed in the Articles of Organization and kept current. Change the agent by filing a change-of-agent form with the state.
Arizona requires publication of a Notice of LLC Formation in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the known place of business, for three consecutive publications, within 60 days of approval. LLCs in Maricopa and Pima counties are exempt from the publication requirement. Arizona has no annual report or franchise tax.
Yes — as long as you're an Arizona resident with a physical Arizona address and you're available during business hours to accept service. There's no statute preventing it. But there are three practical reasons most founders don't:
The statutory agent's address is part of the public record. Using our Phoenix office as your statutory agent means your Arizona LLC's public-facing address is a commercial one, not your home — which is the single most common reason founders use a commercial agent.
Here's what's included in the first year with every formation:
Statutory agent renewal is $119/year, opt-in. We don't store your payment method between years and we don't auto-charge. You can also change to a different commercial agent at any time, or designate yourself — we'll send you the Arizona change-of-agent form and instructions on how to file it.
Reservation takes three minutes. A formation specialist in Phoenix handles the rest.