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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Missouri? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Missouri rule below: A Missouri resident, or a corporation authorized in Missouri, whose business office is the registered office. Check with the Missouri Secretary of State before you file.
The Missouri rule
Who can serve: A Missouri resident, or a corporation authorized in Missouri, whose business office is the registered office.
The address: The address has to be a physical street address in Missouri. A P.O. box can be listed only together with a street address.
The LLC itself cannot be its own agent in Missouri; an individual or another business serves. Changing agents in Missouri costs $10. Source: RSMo 347.030, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Missouri 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 Missouri).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Missouri, 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 Missouri?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Missouri rule below: A Missouri resident, or a corporation authorized in Missouri, whose business office is the registered office. Check with the Missouri Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Missouri?
$10 to the state.