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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Tennessee? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Tennessee rule below: A Tennessee resident, or a business entity formed in Tennessee or authorized there with an office at the registered office street address. Check with the Tennessee Secretary of State before you file.
The Tennessee rule
Who can serve: A Tennessee resident, or a business entity formed in Tennessee or authorized there with an office at the registered office street address.
The address: The address has to be a Tennessee street address, with the county. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the Tennessee Secretary of State. Changing agents in Tennessee costs $20. Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Tennessee 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 Tennessee).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Tennessee rule below: A Tennessee resident, or a business entity formed in Tennessee or authorized there with an office at the registered office street address. Check with the Tennessee Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Tennessee?
$20 to the state.