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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Utah? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Utah rule below: A commercial registered agent listed with the state, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity), or the holder of a named position in the company. Check with the Utah Secretary of State before you file.
The Utah rule
Who can serve: A commercial registered agent listed with the state, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity), or the holder of a named position in the company.
The address: The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Utah. A P.O. box can follow the street address but cannot replace it.
The LLC itself cannot be its own agent in Utah; an individual or another business serves. Changing agents in Utah costs $17. Source: Utah Code § 16-17-203, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Utah 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 ($17 in Utah).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Utah, 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 Utah?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Utah rule below: A commercial registered agent listed with the state, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity), or the holder of a named position in the company. Check with the Utah Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Utah?
$17 to the state.