New Jersey requires every LLC to maintain a registered agent with a physical address in the state. Our service includes one year of New Jersey 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 New Jersey LLC. That includes two kinds of mail: service of process (lawsuits — the court papers that start a case against the LLC), and official New Jersey 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 New Jersey where the papers can be served. If the state needs to contact the LLC, same thing.
New Jersey 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.
New Jersey allows the agent to be an individual over 18 who's a New Jersey resident, or a business entity authorized to transact business in New Jersey.
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.
New Jersey imposes a per-member Partnership Filing Fee of $150 per member, capped at $250,000, for LLCs with more than two members (due with the NJ-1065 return). Single-member and two-member LLCs are exempt from the per-member fee. The state also requires a $75 annual report on the anniversary of formation.
Yes — as long as you're a New Jersey resident with a physical New Jersey 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 Trenton office as your registered agent means your New Jersey 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 New Jersey change-of-agent form and instructions on how to file it.
Reservation takes three minutes. A formation specialist in Trenton handles the rest.