In Arkansas, you may change your registered agent by completing a Notice of Change of Registered Agent form and submitting it with the Arkansas 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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Fill out the Change of Registered Agent Form.
The quickest approach to update your registered agent is to file a Notice of Change of Registered Agent form with the Arkansas Secretary of State.
This may be done online or in the mail.
Recommended: Online submission of the Notice of Change of Registered Agent Form
The Notice of Change of Registered Agent form may be completed and submitted online using the Arkansas Secretary of State’s Corporations Online Filing System. This procedure includes the following steps:
Choose the appropriate form from the list.
Enter your company’s file number (if you don’t know it, use the search feature).
Fill out the form and submit it.
The modification is effective as of the filing date.
Mail the Notice of Change of Registered Agent Form.
To send the Notice of Change of Registered Agent form, first download it from the Arkansas Secretary of State’s website and then fill it out.
Please return the completed form to:
Arkansas Secretary of State 1401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201
Fee: There is no fee for changing 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.