Be Your Own Registered Agent › New Jersey
Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in New Jersey? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the New Jersey rule below: A New Jersey resident, or a business with authority to do business in New Jersey, such as a corporation registered and in good standing with the State Treasurer. Check with the New Jersey Secretary of State before you file.
The New Jersey rule
Who can serve: A New Jersey resident, or a business with authority to do business in New Jersey, such as a corporation registered and in good standing with the State Treasurer.
The address: The address has to be a New Jersey street address. A P.O. box can be listed only together with the street address.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the New Jersey Secretary of State. Changing agents in New Jersey costs $25. Source: N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your New Jersey 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 New Jersey).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in New Jersey, 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 Jersey?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the New Jersey rule below: A New Jersey resident, or a business with authority to do business in New Jersey, such as a corporation registered and in good standing with the State Treasurer. Check with the New Jersey Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in New Jersey?
$25 to the state.