In Oklahoma, you may change your registered agent by submitting a Change or Designation of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office form to the Oklahoma 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 a Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office Form.
The quickest and least costly method to alter your registered agent is to file a Change or Designation of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office form with the Oklahoma Secretary of State.
This may be done online or in the mail.
Recommended: Online Change of Registered Agent Form
The Oklahoma Secretary of State accepts online submissions of Change or Designation of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office forms. This procedure includes the following steps:
Access the website by logging in.
“New” should be selected.
Enter your company’s registration number or search for it by name.
Choose your business.
Choose “File a Document.”
“Change or Designation of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office” should be selected.
Fill out the form and send it in with your payment.
Mail or deliver a Change or Designation of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office Form.
To send or deliver a Change or Designation of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office form, first download it from the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s website and then fill it out. Oklahoma has multiple forms for various sorts of company structures:
Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Foreign Corporation Oklahoma Corporation (LLC)
Foreign Limited Partnership (LP) Oklahoma Foreign LLC
Please send the form to:
Oklahoma Secretary of State 421 North West 13th Street, Suite 210 Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Fee: $25
This cost may be paid by cheque, money order, or credit card (online).
File the Revised Articles.
While it is not suggested, you have the option of changing your registered agent.
Your registered agent may be changed by filing Oklahoma Amended Articles to your company’s formation paperwork. However, filing this paperwork costs at least $50, making it the most costly choice.
If you need to make any changes to your business registration other from altering your registered agent, making those changes on Amended Articles may be a viable alternative. If you merely wish to alter your registered agent, one of the other procedures indicated above is preferable.
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.