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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Vermont? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Vermont rule below: An individual, or a business registered and active with the Secretary of State other than the company itself, with a street and mailing address in Vermont. Check with the Vermont Secretary of State before you file.
The Vermont rule
Who can serve: An individual, or a business registered and active with the Secretary of State other than the company itself, with a street and mailing address in Vermont.
The address: The address has to be a street address in Vermont. P.O. boxes and virtual addresses are not accepted.
The LLC itself cannot be its own agent in Vermont; an individual or another business serves. Changing agents in Vermont costs $35. Source: 11 V.S.A. § 4007, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Vermont 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 ($35 in Vermont).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Vermont, 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 Vermont?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Vermont rule below: An individual, or a business registered and active with the Secretary of State other than the company itself, with a street and mailing address in Vermont. Check with the Vermont Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Vermont?
$35 to the state.