Be Your Own Registered Agent › New Hampshire
Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in New Hampshire? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the New Hampshire rule below: A New Hampshire resident, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, whose office is the registered office. Check with the New Hampshire Secretary of State before you file.
The New Hampshire rule
Who can serve: A New Hampshire resident, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, whose office is the registered office.
The address: The address has to be a physical street address in New Hampshire; filings that list an out-of-state address are not processed. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the New Hampshire Secretary of State. Changing agents in New Hampshire costs $15. Source: N.H. RSA 304-C:36, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your New Hampshire 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 ($15 in New Hampshire).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the New Hampshire rule below: A New Hampshire resident, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, whose office is the registered office. Check with the New Hampshire Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in New Hampshire?
$15 to the state.