
Registered Agent in New York: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One
New York works differently from other states. Under N.Y. LLC Law 301 the Secretary of State is the agent for service of process on every New York LLC, and that designation is compulsory. Section 302 provides that an LLC may, in addition, designate a registered agent, so a New York registered agent is optional and purely additional. Service on the Secretary of State is complete when the state is served, not when the company learns of it, and the state forwards to the post office address on file. Keeping the biennial statement current is the real exposure.














