Illinois Resident Agent Service

Why Illinois requires a resident agent

An Illinois corporation's agent must be an individual who lives in Illinois and whose business office matches the registered office, or a corporation, LLC, LP, or LLP, domestic or foreign, that holds authority to transact business in Illinois and has a statement of purpose allowing it to act as agent. Under the LLC Act (805 ILCS 180/1-35(a)), the agent can be an individual who resides in Illinois or any other person authorized to do business here. 805 ILCS 5/5.05(b)

What happens if you lapse

• A domestic corporation that fails to appoint and keep a resident agent can be dissolved administratively on that express ground, once it has received a Notice of Delinquency and 90 days to cure have passed under 805 ILCS 5/12.40. 805 ILCS 5/12.35(e)
• Illinois LLCs face the same ground: one that does not appoint and keep a resident agent may be dissolved administratively, with 60 days to cure after the notice of delinquency (805 ILCS 180/35-30(b)). 805 ILCS 180/35-25(3)
• Illinois can take away a foreign corporation's authority to transact business there when it fails to appoint and keep a resident agent. 805 ILCS 5/13.50(e)
• If its agent gives notice of resignation, a foreign LLC that does not appoint and keep a resident agent within 60 days may have its admission revoked. 805 ILCS 180/45-35(a)(1)(B)
• When 60 days pass after notice of a resignation and an LLC still has not appointed and kept a resident agent, the LLC is declared delinquent and loses good standing, which brings a $100 penalty, another $100 for every further year it stays delinquent, blocked filings, and a flag marking it not in good standing. 805 ILCS 180/50-15
• Until it obtains authority, a foreign corporation transacting business without it, including after revocation for a resident agent failure, cannot maintain a civil action in Illinois courts, and 805 ILCS 180/45-45(a) is the parallel rule for LLCs. 805 ILCS 5/13.70(a)
• To reinstate after administrative dissolution you file every overdue report, pay the fees, franchise taxes and penalties due at that point, and pay a $200 reinstatement application fee, which is also $200 for LLCs (805 ILCS 180/50-10(b)(12)). 805 ILCS 5/15.10(p)

Switching to us

We prepare and file the change of resident agent for you. Illinois charges $25 for an LLC 805 ILCS 180/50-10(15) and $25 for a corporation 805 ILCS 5/15.10(h).

Official Illinois links

• Illinois Secretary of State - (217) 782-6961 Option 6
• Business entity search
• Statutes
• Forms
• Annual report filing

Frequently asked

Do I need a resident agent in Illinois?

Almost every state does, and the Illinois 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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.