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Registered Agent in Iowa: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Registered Agent in Iowa: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Iowa Code 489.115 requires every LLC to designate and maintain a registered agent who must have a place of business in Iowa. The statute enumerates no eligibility categories and sets no street-address, PO box or business-hours rule. Designating an agent affirms that the agent has consented to serve. Being without an agent, or having an agent with no Iowa place of business, for 60 days or more is a ground for administrative dissolution under 489.708, with 60 days after notice to cure. The 2023 recodification moved the former 489.115 to 489.117.

Registered Agent in Illinois: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Registered Agent in Illinois: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Illinois requires every LLC to continuously maintain a registered agent and registered office under 805 ILCS 180/1-35. The agent must be an individual resident of Illinois or another person authorised to transact business in the state. Failure to appoint and maintain an agent is a standalone ground for administrative dissolution under 805 ILCS 180/35-25(3). A resigning agent must give the LLC 10 days notice before filing, and the resignation takes effect no sooner than 30 days after filing.

Registered Agent in Kansas: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Registered Agent in Kansas: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Kansas calls it a resident agent, and K.S.A. 17-7925 expressly permits the covered entity itself to serve, alongside individual Kansas residents and domestic or foreign corporations, partnerships, LLCs and business trusts. The address must include building and suite number, street name or rural route box number, city, state and zip. An entity agent must keep an office generally open; an individual must be generally present at sufficiently frequent times. Losing an agent gives 30 days to appoint a successor before forfeiture proceedings can begin.

Registered Agent in Kentucky: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Registered Agent in Kentucky: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Kentucky requires every LLC to maintain a registered office and registered agent under KRS 14A.4-010. The agent must be an individual residing in Kentucky, or an entity qualified to transact business there, whose business address is identical with the registered office. Unless the agent signs the appointing document, the appointment is ineffective until the agent delivers written acceptance. The company must also give its agent a named natural person as a communications contact, and the agent may resign if that is not kept current. Sixty days without an agent is a ground for administrative dissolution.

Registered Agent in Maine: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Registered Agent in Maine: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Need One

Maine runs a two-tier system under the Model Registered Agents Act at 5 M.R.S. chapter 6-A: agents are either commercial, meaning listed with the state under section 106, or noncommercial. A noncommercial agent may be an individual, an entity, or whoever holds a designated office or position with the company, so a job title can be named instead of a person. Filings must state an actual street address or rural route box number in Maine. Being without an agent is a ground for administrative dissolution under 31 M.R.S. 1591, with 60 days to cure.