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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Michigan? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Michigan rule below: A Michigan resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Michigan or authorized there, whose business office (or, for a person, residence) is the registered office. Check with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) before you file.
The Michigan rule
Who can serve: A Michigan resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Michigan or authorized there, whose business office (or, for a person, residence) is the registered office.
The address: The address has to be a registered office in Michigan, which does not have to be the place of business. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). Changing agents in Michigan costs $5. Source: MCL 450.4207, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Michigan 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 ($5 in Michigan).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Michigan, 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 Michigan?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Michigan rule below: A Michigan resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Michigan or authorized there, whose business office (or, for a person, residence) is the registered office. Check with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Michigan?
$5 to the state.