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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Maryland? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Maryland rule below: A Maryland resident, or a Maryland corporation, LLC or limited partnership. Check with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) before you file.
The Maryland rule
Who can serve: A Maryland resident, or a Maryland corporation, LLC or limited partnership.
The address: The address has to be a Maryland address on file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; P.O. boxes are not accepted. The LLC also keeps a principal office in Maryland.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT). Changing agents in Maryland costs $25. Source: Md. Code, Corps. & Ass'ns § 1-101(x), checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Maryland 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 ($25 in Maryland).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Maryland, 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 Maryland?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Maryland rule below: A Maryland resident, or a Maryland corporation, LLC or limited partnership. Check with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Maryland?
$25 to the state.