Wyoming LLCs must keep a registered agent with a Wyoming street address under Wyo. Stat. Title 17 chapter 28. Entity agents need a written agency agreement naming a natural person.
Washington DC requires every LLC to maintain a registered agent under D.C. Code 29-104.02, either a commercial agent listed with the District or a noncommercial agent. Noncommercial agents include individuals, domestic or foreign entities, whoever holds a designated position in the company, and a member in good standing of the D.C. Bar maintaining an office in the District. Records stating an address must give a District street address. Sixty days without an agent can trigger administrative dissolution, and the Mayor becomes the agent for service where none is maintained.
Puerto Rico requires every LLC to keep a resident agent with a Puerto Rico address under Ley Núm. 164 de 2009. The company may serve as its own resident agent.
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