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The point to know about Nevada is the position option. Under NRS 77.310 a registered agent filing may name a commercial agent, a noncommercial agent with a name and address, or the title of an office with the entity, plus the address of the person who holds it. The Secretary of State's registered agent page explains the three routes. See our Nevada business guide for searching records.
Who can serve as the agent?
Any individual or entity with a physical address in Nevada can be a noncommercial registered agent, as long as it does not act for 10 or more entities on file. There is no registration or fee to get that status. Cross the threshold and the agent must register as a commercial agent within 30 days, and filing that registration carries no fee either.
Commercial agents give the state their legal name, their business address in Nevada, the person who can act for them and a statement about felony history and any revocation elsewhere. We do not name any companies.
Can you be your own registered agent?
Yes, through the office route. If the LLC has a physical Nevada address, it may serve as its own agent by naming a specific office or position within the entity: President, Office Manager, Owner, Controller. The catch is that naming a person inside the position, such as John Smith, Controller, turns the appointment into a noncommercial agent, and the rules for that type apply instead.
If you live elsewhere, you need a Nevada address, so you may choose another route. Compare be your own registered agent and registered agent services.
What does the agent do?
The Act gives a short list of duties. The agent receives and forwards to the entity any process, notice or demand served on it, at the address most recently supplied by the entity. The agent also passes on the notices the chapter requires, and keeps the records the entity is supposed to hold with it. Read service of process for what happens to papers once they arrive.
How do you appoint or change the agent?
Your articles carry the agent information, and the appointment must come with a certificate of acceptance signed for the agent. See the Nevada LLC page for the filing order.
To switch later, file the Registered Agent Acceptance/Statement of Change form. It states the entity's name and the new information. The statement takes effect on filing, and owners do not have to approve it. The fee for the form is listed on the state's fee schedule, which we could not read in full, so confirm the current amount before you file.
A noncommercial agent that moves must file a separate statement for every entity it represents. A commercial agent files one change that updates all of them.
What happens when an agent resigns?
The agent files a statement of resignation naming the entity and the agent and saying that written notice has been or will be given to the entity. It takes effect on the earlier of the 31st day after filing or the appointment of a new agent. The agent must tell the entity promptly and keep a copy of the notice for one year.
Resigning does not require good standing. After it takes effect, the agent no longer has responsibility for matters sent to it. Name a replacement before the 31 days end. We did not read a penalty for an LLC left without an agent, so we state none.
How do you look up a Nevada agent?
The state's entity search shows the record for a company. Our Nevada guide covers the steps. For costs beyond the agent, use the Nevada LLC cost page.