Who may serve
For an LLC: a Massachusetts resident individual, domestic corporation, or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Massachusetts.
How to change your agent
An LLC files a Certificate of Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Resident Office.
Change fee
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Not verified yet
Resignation
An LLC’s resident agent signs and delivers a certificate of resignation to the state secretary and furnishes a copy to the LLC. Appointment terminates on the 31st day following filing.
Who may serve
For an LLC: a Massachusetts resident individual, domestic corporation, or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Massachusetts.
Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
which agent must be an individual resident of the commonwealth, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized to do business in the commonwealth.Official source
How to change your agent
An LLC files a Certificate of Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Resident Office.
Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
A limited liability company may change its resident agent or the street address of the resident agent by filing a Certificate of Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Resident Office.Official source
Change fee
Not verified yet
Resignation
An LLC’s resident agent signs and delivers a certificate of resignation to the state secretary and furnishes a copy to the LLC. Appointment terminates on the 31st day following filing.
Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
(c) Any resident agent may resign his agency appointment by signing and delivering to the state secretary a certificate of resignation. The resident agent shall furnish a copy of such statement to the limited liability company. The agency appointment shall be terminated on the thirty-first day following the date on which the statement was filed.Official source
Online change fee
$0
Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
The fee for filing a Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Office is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) if filed by paper or fax, no fee if filed electronically.Official source
Paper change fee
$25
Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
The fee for filing a Statement of Change of Resident Agent/Office is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) if filed by paper or fax, no fee if filed electronically.Official source