Be Your Own Registered Agent › Mississippi
Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Mississippi? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Mississippi rule below: Any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical address in Mississippi. Agents that serve for hire register with the Secretary of State as commercial agents. Check with the Mississippi Secretary of State before you file.
The Mississippi rule
Who can serve: Any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical address in Mississippi. Agents that serve for hire register with the Secretary of State as commercial agents.
The address: The address has to be a physical Mississippi street address that is the agent's business office. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the Mississippi Secretary of State. Changing agents in Mississippi costs $10. Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-113, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Mississippi 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 ($10 in Mississippi).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Mississippi rule below: Any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical address in Mississippi. Agents that serve for hire register with the Secretary of State as commercial agents. Check with the Mississippi Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Mississippi?
$10 to the state.