In Alabama, you may change your registered agent by submitting a Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity form to the Alabama Secretary of State.
When transferring registered agent services, when an agent resigns or goes out of business, or if they choose to function as their own registered agent, a company owner may opt to change their registered agent.
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Change of Registered Agent or Change of Registered Office by Entity Form
The quickest approach to alter your registered agent is to file the Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity form with the Alabama Secretary of State.
This may be accomplished by mail or email.
Recommended: Email the Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office Form to the entity.
You may send the Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity form to us. This procedure includes the following steps:
Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity form may be downloaded at the Alabama Secretary of State’s website.
Fill out the form with your information, including credit card details.
Sign the paperwork with your new registered agent.
Please send the form to miscellaneous.
filings@sos.alabama.gov
After submitting your form, you may pay an additional $4 to get a printed Acknowledgement Copy by first-class mail. You may also get a copy from the state office.
Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity Form must be sent.
To send the Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Entity form, first download it from the Alabama Secretary of State’s website and fill it out on your computer.
Once your new agent has signed the paperwork, print two copies and submit both copies, together with the filing fee, to:
P.O. Box 5616 Montgomery, AL 36103-5616 Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Fee: $25
This charge may be paid by check, money order, prepaid account, or credit card. Read the payment page of the change form for complete instructions.
Please expedite your order.
If you require the Alabama Secretary of State to complete your form faster, you must pick the expedite option on the change form, give an email address, and submit a $100 expediting fee.
Why Should You Change Registered Agents?
A firm may choose to change its registered agent for a variety of reasons, including:
Changing from an Individual Agent to a Registered Agent Service: While people (even a company’s own executives or employees) may operate as registered agents, they will be publicly listed in the state’s database. Some individuals may see this as an invasion of their privacy. Registered agents must also be accessible at their office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, which might be inconvenient. These concerns are resolved by switching to a registered agent service.
Business Expansion into New States: LLCs, corporations, and other formal business formations must have a registered agent in each state where they do business. Not all registered agents are authorized to act as a registered agent in every state. Some companies would rather have the same registered agent in each state than multiple separate ones.
Customer Contentment: Some changes occur simply because a firm is dissatisfied with its present registered agent, whether the issue is one of pricing, customer service, or job quality.
