Connecticut Resident Agent Service

Why Connecticut requires a resident agent

Your Connecticut corporation must always keep a registered office, with its resident agent located there. The agent may be a resident individual, a corporation (domestic, or foreign and authorized), an LLC (domestic, or foreign and registered), a registered LLP (domestic, or foreign and authorized), or a statutory trust (domestic, or foreign and registered). The LLC act mirrors this list in § 34-243n(b) and adds a Connecticut place of business (§ 34-243n(e)), and a foreign LLC or foreign corporation can instead name the Secretary of the State (§ 33-660(b); § 34-243n(c)(1)). Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-660(a); accord § 34-243n(b), (e) (LLCs)

What happens if you lapse

• When the Secretary of the State learns that a corporation has no resident agent, or that its agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence at the address of record, the Secretary sends notice by electronic mail and files a certificate of administrative dissolution unless an appointment of resident agent is filed within three months. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-890(c); effect: § 33-891
• LLCs face a matching process called dissolution by forfeiture: a delinquent LLC without a resident agent is notified by electronic mail, and if three months pass with no appointment of a resident agent on file, a certificate of dissolution by forfeiture is filed by the Secretary, after which the LLC continues only to wind up or to seek reinstatement. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-267g(c); effect: § 34-267g(f)
• For a foreign corporation, 60 days or more with no resident agent or registered office, or a failure to tell the Secretary about a resignation or change of agent within 60 days, is grounds for revoking its certificate of authority to transact business. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-935
• To be reinstated after administrative dissolution you pay all penalties and forfeitures and a reinstatement fee ($150 for a corporation's application for reinstatement, § 33-617(a)(15); $120 for an LLC certificate of reinstatement, § 34-243u(a)(11)), and you file a current annual report, tax-clearance statements for corporations, and a filed appointment naming a resident agent. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-892(a); fees: § 33-617(a)(15), § 34-243u(a)(11); LLC: § 34-267b(b)(3)

Switching to us

We prepare and file the change of resident agent for you. Connecticut charges $50 for an LLC CGS Sec. 34-243u(a)(4) and $50 for a corporation CGS Sec. 33-617(a)(4).

Official Connecticut links

• Connecticut Secretary of State - (860) 509-6003
• Business entity search
• Forms
• Annual report filing

Frequently asked

Do I need a resident agent in Connecticut?

Almost every state does, and the Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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.