Missouri requires every LLC to maintain a registered agent with a physical address in the state. Our service includes one year of Missouri registered agent in the $299 flat formation fee.
A registered agent is the person or company designated to receive official mail on behalf of your Missouri LLC. That includes two kinds of mail: service of process (lawsuits — the court papers that start a case against the LLC), and official Missouri 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 Missouri where the papers can be served. If the state needs to contact the LLC, same thing.
Missouri 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.
Missouri allows the agent to be an individual over 18 who's a Missouri resident, or a business entity authorized to transact business in Missouri.
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.
Missouri is one of only a handful of states with no annual report and no annual fee for LLCs. Once you form the LLC, there is nothing to file with the Secretary of State year after year — only federal and state tax obligations. This makes Missouri an unusually low-maintenance home-state option.
Yes — as long as you're a Missouri resident with a physical Missouri 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 registered agent's address is part of the public record. Using our Jefferson City office as your registered agent means your Missouri 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:
Registered 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 Missouri change-of-agent form and instructions on how to file it.
Reservation takes three minutes. A formation specialist in Jefferson City handles the rest.