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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Rhode Island? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Rhode Island rule below: A Rhode Island resident, or a corporation, limited partnership or LLC formed in Rhode Island or authorized there. Check with the Rhode Island Secretary of State before you file.
The Rhode Island rule
Who can serve: A Rhode Island resident, or a corporation, limited partnership or LLC formed in Rhode Island or authorized there.
The address: The address has to be a Rhode Island street address, not a P.O. box, where the agent is available during business hours.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the Rhode Island Secretary of State. Changing agents in Rhode Island costs $20. Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-11, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Rhode Island rule below: A Rhode Island resident, or a corporation, limited partnership or LLC formed in Rhode Island or authorized there. Check with the Rhode Island Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Rhode Island?
$20 to the state.