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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Kansas? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Kansas rule below: The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. Check with the Kansas Secretary of State before you file.
The Kansas rule
Who can serve: The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there.
The address: The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
The LLC itself may be named as its own agent in Kansas. Changing agents in Kansas costs $30. Source: K.S.A. 17-7925, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Kansas address goes on the public filing.
- Papers are handed to you at that address, so you need to be there when the state’s rule says.
- If you move, you file a change of agent ($30 in Kansas).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Kansas, the same at renewal. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.
Can I be my own registered agent in Kansas?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Kansas rule below: The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. Check with the Kansas Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Kansas?
$30 to the state.