Updated on November 10, 2023
An Arkansas registered agent is a business’s official point of contact responsible for legal correspondence. All Arkansas business entities are required to maintain a registered agent at their principal place of business.[1]
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Registered Agent Search
Step 1 – Enter the registered agent’s name in the Arkansas Secretary of State website’s business search page and click the “Search” button.
Step 2 – Click on a business name to view its full record, including its registered agent and agent’s address.
Who can be a Registered Agent?
A registered agent must:
- Be an individual or entity designated to receive communications for the business.
- Have a physical street address in Arkansas.[2]
Can I be my own Registered Agent?
Yes, the registered agent can be the owner of the business if their physical address is in Arkansas.
Designating oneself as the registered agent on the original filing documents is the typical way to become the registered agent for one’s own business.
- LLC
- Domestic: File Online | Paper Filing (PDF)
- Foreign: File Online | Paper Filing (PDF)
- Corporation
- Domestic: File Online | For-Profit | Benefit Corporation
- Foreign: Paper Filing (PDF)
- Partnerships
Changing a Registered Agent
Arkansas businesses can change or update registered agent information online or by mail.
- Complete the Form: Use the Corporations Online Filing System and select the Notice of Change of Registered Agent Information appropriate for the entity type, or fill out the PDF.
- Filing Fee: There is no filing fee required.[3]
- Send to (if filing by mail): Business and Commercial Services Office, Victory Building, 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201.
Change of Registered Agent Form
Download: PDF
Resigning as a Registered Agent
If a registered agent in Arkansas wishes to resign, the can do so by:
- Create Signed Statement: A signed statement that the agent wishes to resign their duties must be sent to the Secretary of State.
- Deliver to: Business and Commercial Services Office, Victory Building, 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201.
The agent’s duties will terminate 60 days after notice is delivered to the Secretary of State.[4]