New Hampshire registered agent requirements
Check New Hampshire’s rules for receiving legal notices and keeping the public contact record current. The local role may be called a registered agent, resident agent, statutory agent, or agent for service of process.
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A New Hampshire registered agent must be an individual, corporation, or LLC located in New Hampshire with a physical address. A natural-person agent must be at least 18 and a New Hampshire resident; an entity agent must be registered in the state. Agent and office information are public and must remain current.
New Hampshire agent changes: forms and fees
Form 10, Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both, costs $15.00. Use https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations-0/registered-agents and QuickStart. The replacement agent must qualify, consent, and maintain a physical New Hampshire address.
Resignation, notice, and effective dates
New Hampshire agent resignation follows the statutory notice and effective-date process; the corporation statute lists no fee for an agent's statement of resignation, while entity-specific forms should be checked for LLCs. Resignation does not appoint a successor. The entity must promptly name a replacement or risk failed service and administrative action.
Consequences of a missing agent or address
An entity without a qualified New Hampshire agent or physical office can miss process, suffer default judgments, lose active status, and face dissolution or revocation. New Hampshire may deem the Secretary the agent for service for an unregistered foreign LLC in limited circumstances, but that is not a substitute for maintaining the appointment.
Confirm the change reached the public record
Keep the accepted filing and confirm the agent or service address shown for the business. Arrange forwarding of legal notices during the change, and check which contact information will be public before supplying a home address.
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