Be Your Own Registered Agent › New Mexico
Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in New Mexico? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the New Mexico rule below: A New Mexico resident, or a corporation, LLC or partnership formed in New Mexico or authorized there whose place of business is the registered office. Check with the New Mexico Secretary of State before you file.
The New Mexico rule
Who can serve: A New Mexico resident, or a corporation, LLC or partnership formed in New Mexico or authorized there whose place of business is the registered office.
The address: The address has to be a street address in New Mexico. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the New Mexico Secretary of State. Changing agents in New Mexico costs $20. Source: NMSA 1978, § 53-19-5, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your New Mexico 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 ($20 in New Mexico).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in New Mexico, 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 Mexico?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the New Mexico rule below: A New Mexico resident, or a corporation, LLC or partnership formed in New Mexico or authorized there whose place of business is the registered office. Check with the New Mexico Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in New Mexico?
$20 to the state.