Colorado Resident Agent Service

Why Colorado requires a resident agent

One rule covers every Colorado entity type (Title 7, Article 90, Part 7). Your resident agent can be an individual age 18 or over whose primary residence is in Colorado or who has a usual place of business there, and from July 1, 2025 that residency must be proved with a Colorado driver's license or ID, or verified another way with the secretary of state. A domestic entity in good standing, or an authorized foreign entity in good standing, also qualifies when it keeps a usual place of business in Colorado, and such an entity can serve as its own resident agent (7-90-701(2)). C.R.S. § 7-90-701(1)-(2)

What happens if you lapse

• The secretary of state may declare an entity delinquent for not complying with Part 7, which covers resident agents and service of process, and the delinquency takes effect 60 days after that determination unless the entity cures. C.R.S. § 7-90-901(1)(c); § 7-90-902(1)(a)
• Until it cures, a delinquent entity cannot keep a court proceeding going in Colorado to collect its debts, and a court may stay the case while the delinquency question is decided. C.R.S. § 7-90-903(1)
• Colorado may dissolve a domestic entity under § 7-90-908 after three or more years of delinquency: the owners get 30 days' notice, a manager then files the statement of dissolution of delinquent entity, and the entity exists only to wind up, although outside that path Colorado keeps an entity in existence despite delinquency (7-90-903(4)). C.R.S. § 7-90-903(5); § 7-90-908
• Colorado no longer revokes foreign authority formally, since § 7-90-808 is marked Repealed, so a foreign entity that fails to keep a resident agent is treated as delinquent on that same Part 7 ground, and it can cure either by complying or through a filed statement of foreign entity withdrawal under 7-90-904(2). C.R.S. § 7-90-901(2)(c); see § 7-90-808 (repealed)

Switching to us

We prepare and file the change of resident agent for you. Colorado charges $10 for an LLC Business Organizations Fee Schedule, Business Transactions - General... and $10 for a corporation Business Organizations Fee Schedule, Business Transactions - General....

Official Colorado links

• Colorado Secretary of State - (303) 894-2200 & Press 2
• Annual report filing

Frequently asked

Do I need a resident agent in Colorado?

Almost every state does, and the Colorado rule is set out above with its citation. Where the law leaves a choice, a resident agent is still the practical way to make sure service of process reaches you.

How much does Colorado resident agent service cost?

$129 a year, with no setup fee, the same price in all 50 states plus DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Service of process is received and scanned the same business day.

Can I switch my Colorado resident agent to ResidentAgents.com?

Yes. Order online and we prepare the change of agent filing for you; the state's filing fee is shown on this page.