Every registered business entity in Florida—LLC, corporation, nonprofit, and otherwise—is required by state law to designate a registered agent when filing formation documents. Your Florida registered agent acts as the point of contact between your business and the state. A registered agent accepts certified business mail and legal documents such as service of process on behalf of your business.

A good registered agent is (a) available to receive documents the first time delivery is attempted and (b) capable of getting those documents to your business without delay. Having a reliable Florida registered agent is key to keeping your business in compliance and staying on top of legal communications.

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What is a Florida Registered Agent?

Here’s a quick rundown of Florida registered agent basics.

Why do you need a registered agent in Florida?

First and foremost, appointing a registered agent for your business is required by state law under Title XXXVI 607.0501 for corporations and Title XXXVI 605.0113 for LLCs.

On a practical level, your Florida registered agent helps keep your business in compliance by accepting legal notices and service of process on your behalf and making sure that you receive those notices in a timely manner. Your registered agent is basically an intermediary between your business and the state, ensuring that you never miss a legal notice or business-related communication from the government of Florida.

What are FL registered agent requirements?

A Florida registered agent can be an individual or a qualified business entity.

Individuals must be over 18 years of age.

All registered agents must:

  • Have an address physically located in the state of Florida
  • Be able to accept documents during regular business hours year round
Hands of local Florida staff sifting through files and mail.

Why Hire a Registered Agent Service?

It’s possible to serve as your own registered agent if you really want to save on fees. However, there are numerous advantages to hiring a registered agent service to act as your Florida registered agent.

At Florida Registered Agent, our goal is make starting and managing your business easier while also increasing your privacy. Plus, our service is affordable. At just $49 a year, that breaks down to a little over $4 a month for convenience and peace of mind.

Here’s why hiring Florida Registered Agent is good for you and your business:

Safeguard Your Privacy

When you file your formation paperwork (Articles of Organization for an LLC and Articles of Incorporation for a corporation), you’ll be required to list your registered agent’s name and address. If you serve as your own registered agent, that means you’ll be putting your own name and address on the public record, exposing your personal information to anyone who looks up your business in the Florida business database.

Hiring a Florida registered agent service creates a barrier between your information and the public. As your registered agent, we provide you with free use our Florida business address. We put our contact information on your formation paperwork so that strangers can’t find your address using your business registration and so that service of process agents don’t show up unannounced at your door.

Enjoy Convenience and Flexibility

If you serve as your own registered agent, you’re legally required to be available to accept documents at the address given on your formation documents during regular business hours, Monday – Friday, 52 weeks of the year. However, if you work in multiple locations, go on vacation, or have an appointment, you may miss the delivery of an important document.

With Florida registered agent as your registered agent, you’ll never have to worry about being absent due to schedule conflicts or failing to receive a critical notice on time. Our staff is always ready and available to accept your documents and to immediately scan and upload them to your online account.

Depend on Our Local Expertise

If you’re new to business in Florida or if you are non-US or non-Florida resident, you need a registered agent with boots on the ground in Florida. (For example, maybe you’re an out-of-state Florida telehealth provider.) We have years of experience serving as the registered agent for thousands of businesses across the sunshine state. We understand the laws around Florida registered agents and Florida business formation, and we’re prepared to act as your contact within the state.

Rely on Our Secure Platform

As soon as you hire us as your Florida registered agent, you get access to your secure online account. We pride ourselves on our proprietary technology and our privacy measures—we don’t use popular, easy-to-hack technology that’s shared with other companies, and we’ll never sell your information to third parties. We know that the notices you receive may contain sensitive information, and the safety of your documents is our priority.

Manage and Support Your Business with Ease

One of the best aspects of hiring us as your registered agent is that we offer an array of additional services, filings, and resources to help your grow your business and stay in compliance.

What you get with our registered agent service:

Expand and support your business with additional filings and services:

On top of all that, we’ll never raise the price of our registered agent service. You’ll pay $49 every year—no surprise price hikes here.

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Business Website & Phone

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This package allows your to build a professional, polished website and keep your personal contact information private with a business email and phone line.

Our Florida Business Presence web & phone package includes:

  • Domain name of your choice (ex: “YourBusinessNameHere.org”)
  • Website on a pre-built, easy-to-edit template (we can also host sites on some other templates)
  • SSL website security to protect your website data and client information
  • Up to 10 email addresses at your domain (ex: “[email protected]”)
  • Virtual phone service & a number with a local Florida area code that you can access on your device with our free Android or iOS app (available for download in US app stores)

Plus, our web services team offers zero-cost, individualized assistance setting up your website. If you have any questions, give us a call during business hours. We’ve got REAL people standing by to help you through the process.

Domain service is FREE for a full year (up to $25 value) with affordable renewal options ($25 a year on average). All other services are FREE for 90 days, and then $9/month after that. If you keep all of the services after the trial, you get a 20% discount.

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Florida Registered Agent FAQs

Get answers to some of the most popular questions about Florida registered agents.

Why does Florida require registered agents?

Florida—and every other state in the US—requires registered agents so that the state can contact business entities with legal notices and business-related communications. Having a registered agent protects both businesses and the state by helping to make sure that businesses receive the important documents they need to remain in good legal standing and in compliance with state law (service of process, annual report notices).

Who can be my registered agent?

Any individual or business that meets the requirements (located in Florida, available to accept documents during regular business hours) can serve as your registered agent. You, one of your employees, your lawyer, or a registered service are all possible choices for registered agent.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Yes. You can be your registered agent. However, this requires putting your personal information on the public record. Additionally, you may miss important notices if you go on vacation, travel for work, or simply have an appointment that takes you away from the registered agent address listed on your formation documents during business hours.

What happens if I don’t have a registered agent?

If, for some reason, you lose your registered agent and don’t find a replacement, you are in violation of Florida state law. You could be fined $5 a day up to a total of $500, be unable to prosecute or maintain actions in court, lose your business’s good standing in the eyes of the law, or even have your business administratively dissolved.

How do I change my registered agent?

You can change your Florida registered agent by filing a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent with the Division of Corporations. This document costs $35 to file. If you change your registered agent to Florida Registered Agent, you can hire us to take care of this filing for you.

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