New Hampshire Resident Agent Service

Why New Hampshire requires a resident agent

Your New Hampshire corporation must keep a registered office and resident agent without interruption, and the agent must be an individual NH resident, or an LLC (RSA 304-C), an LLP (RSA 304-A:44) or a corporation (RSA 292/293-A/294-A) that is organized or authorized in NH, and in either case the agent's business office must match the registered office. The LLC act follows the same rule and lets an individual agent's residential or business office serve if it matches the registered office (RSA 304-C:36, I). RSA 293-A:5.01(a); RSA 304-C:36, I

What happens if you lapse

• A corporation can be dissolved administratively after 60 days or more lacking a resident agent or registered office, or for not telling the secretary of state within 60 days about a change, resignation, or discontinuance of its agent or office, and the LLC act uses the identical grounds (RSA 304-C:136, III-IV). RSA 293-A:14.20(a)(3)-(4)
• After administrative dissolution the corporation still exists but can do no business except winding up and liquidating, and before dissolving it the SOS allows 60 days after notice to cure. RSA 293-A:14.21(b)-(c)
• Protection for the dissolved corporation's name lasts only 120 days from the notice of administrative dissolution, and once that period ends, the name is open to another entity even without the dissolved corporation's consent. RSA 293-A:14.21(e)
• Reinstating within 3 years costs $135 for the application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, while a late reinstatement after 3 years calls for a court-style showing plus publication and a $500 fee, and LLC fees are the same ($135 and $500, RSA 304-C:191, II(f)). RSA 293-A:14.22(a); RSA 293-A:1.22(a)(12), (18)
• New Hampshire can revoke the certificate of authority held by a foreign corporation after 60 days or more with no resident agent or registered office in the state, or for not reporting an agent or office change within 60 days, and the foreign LLC act has the same ground. RSA 293-A:15.30(a)(3)-(4)

Switching to us

We prepare and file the change of resident agent for you. New Hampshire charges $15 for an LLC RSA 304-C:191, II and $15 for a corporation RSA 293-A:1.22(b)(5).

Official New Hampshire links

• New Hampshire Secretary of State - (603) 271-3246
• Business entity search
• Statutes
• Forms
• Annual report filing

Frequently asked

Do I need a resident agent in New Hampshire?

Almost every state does, and the New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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.