Updated on April 29, 2024
A Utah registered agent is a person or business authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand on behalf of a corporation.[1] The agent is responsible for forwarding legal documents to the corporation the agent represents.[2] Every corporation must maintain a registered agent.
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Registered Agent Search
Step 1 – Visit Utah’s Business Search page.
Step 2 – Enter the name or partial name of a business, then click “Search.” Select the business name in the left-hand column.
Step 3 – Review information about the entity’s registered agent, including a name and address.
Step 4 – To access more information about the agent, click the agent’s name and pay the associated charges using a credit card.
Who can be a Registered Agent?
Designating a Registered Agent
Most entities designate their registered agent by including the agent’s name and address in their formation document. To form a business in Utah, visit the state’s OneStop Business Registration System.
Alternatively, select from the following forms, then complete and send, along with payment for the filing fee, to Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Utah Department of Commerce, 160 East 300 South, P.O. Box 146705, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6705.
- Domestic Corporation: Articles of Incorporation ($54 filing fee)
- Foreign Corporation: Application for Authority ($54 filing fee for profit, $30 for nonprofit)
- Domestic Nonprofit: Articles of Incorporation ($30 filing fee)
- Domestic LLC: Certificate of Organization ($54 filing fee)
- Foreign LLC: Foreign Registration Statement ($54 filing fee)
- Domestic Limited Liability Partnership: Statement of Qualification ($70 filing fee)
- Foreign Limited Liability Partnership: Foreign Registration Statement ($70 filing fee)
- Domestic Limited Partnership: Certificate of Limited Partnership ($70 filing fee)
- Foreign Limited Partnership: Foreign Registration Statement ($70 filing fee)
Changing a Registered Agent
Resigning as a Registered Agent
A registered agent can resign by filing a signed Statement of Resignation. There is no formal template, but instructions for drafting a resignation letter are available from the Division of Corporations & Commercial Code. A statement should be mailed to PO Box 146705, Salt Lake City Utah 84114-6705.
A resignation becomes effective 31 days after filing.[4]