About Montana Registered Agent.co
Montana Registered Agent.co is the best and most affordable registered agent in Montana: $99 a year, the same at renewal.
What Montana Registered Agent.co does
Pay one annual fee — $99 — for registered agent representation in Montana. The address goes on your filings, legal mail gets scanned same-day, and we remind you before state deadlines.
- A registered agent of record in Montana, listed on your state filing.
- We accept service of process and official state mail on your company's behalf.
- Service of process and Secretary of State mail are scanned to your online account, with an email to you.
- Up to 3 other official (legal) letters a year are scanned at no extra charge, for example letters from the IRS.
- Annual report due-date reminders by email.
Regarding paperwork and privacy: court papers and Montana state mail come to us as your agent, and our address on your filings means yours stays out of the public database. We are a registered agent, not a shipping desk. Legal documents are scanned same-day for free, any other item you want scanned is $15 apiece, and real postage applies only if you need the physical original mailed.
What you pay
Registered agent service in Montana: $99/year. It renews automatically each year at $99 unless you turn off auto-renewal or cancel in your online account.
State fees are shown separately from our fee. We collect them with your order and pay them to the state at cost when we file.
Outside the plan
- A virtual mailbox or mail forwarding. Everyday business mail is charged per piece to view, legal letters beyond the 3 a year are charged per piece, junk mail is discarded and packages are refused.
- Filing your annual report. That is a separate service with its own fee plus the state's fee.
- State filing fees of any kind.
- Forming the company, or any amendment or reinstatement filing.
Ready when you are. Ordering takes about five minutes.
Order HereWhat Montana requires
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Order HereMontana's registered agent law runs from § 35-7-101 through § 35-7-117. The sections that matter day to day:
- § 35-7-105 (appointment). The provision your entity appoints its registered agent under.
- § 35-7-102 (definitions). Splits agents into two categories, commercial and noncommercial. A noncommercial registered agent is an individual or a domestic or foreign entity serving in Montana as the agent for service of process.
- § 35-7-104 (address). The filing must give "an actual street address or rural route box number" located in Montana. A PO box standing alone fails the statute. So do mail drops marketed as addresses.
Appointments and agent changes are processed by the Montana Secretary of State's business services operation.
Read the rules yourself
- Montana Secretary of State's business services
- fee schedule
- waived the on-time fee
- filing instructions
- Mont. Code Ann. § 35-8-208
Changing your registered agent to us
Change of registered agent to us: $0 our fee + no Montana filing fee = $0. The registered agent service itself is $99/year.
With no filing fee and a quick online submission, Montana removes every barrier to switching agents. If your current service is not meeting your standards on price, speed, features, or reliability, there is nothing standing in your way.
Frequently asked questions
Answers from our FAQ and pricing pages.
What happens if my registered agent is not maintained?
The Montana Secretary of State can administratively dissolve your business entity. A dissolved entity loses its legal standing, liability protection, and right to conduct business under its registered name. Reinstatement requires additional filings and fees.
How quickly do you deliver documents?
Same business day. When a document arrives at our Montana address, we scan it and email it to you within hours. It simultaneously appears in your secure online portal for permanent access.
What is included in the $99 annual fee?
Everything: physical Montana address, court paper scanning for Montana, email notifications, online portal access, annual report deadline reminders, and privacy protection. No additional charges for any feature.
Is there a fee to change my registered agent in Montana?
No. Montana does not charge a filing fee to update your registered agent. You simply submit the change form to the Secretary of State. This makes switching agents in Montana completely free from the state's perspective.
Can my LLC serve as its own registered agent?
No. Montana law does not allow a business entity to designate itself as its own registered agent. You must appoint either an individual Montana resident (age 18+) or a separate business entity that is authorized and in good standing in the state.
Policies
Ready when you are. Ordering takes about five minutes.
Order HereRegistered agent service renews automatically for another year on each renewal date, unless you turn off auto-renewal or cancel in your online account, or give written notice at least 30 days before the renewal date. Renewal reminders go out about 60 days ahead.
You can cancel at any time from your online account or by contacting support. Cancelling does not by itself remove us as registered agent on the state record; a change of registered agent or resignation filing does that.
Anything already filed with the government is not refundable. Registered agent fees are not refundable once we or our partner have been appointed with the state. State fees are not refundable once paid to the state.
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