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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Virginia? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Virginia rule below: A Virginia resident who is a member, manager or officer of the LLC (or of an entity that manages it) or a member of the Virginia State Bar, or a corporation, LLC or registered LLP authorized in Virginia. Check with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) before you file.
The Virginia rule
Who can serve: A Virginia resident who is a member, manager or officer of the LLC (or of an entity that manages it) or a member of the Virginia State Bar, or a corporation, LLC or registered LLP authorized in Virginia.
The address: The address has to be a registered office in Virginia that is the agent's business office. A P.O. box is accepted only in a town of under 2,000 people with no street address.
The LLC itself cannot be its own agent in Virginia; an individual or another business serves. Changing agents in Virginia has no state fee. Source: Va. Code § 13.1-1015, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Virginia 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 (no state fee in Virginia).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Virginia, 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 Virginia?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Virginia rule below: A Virginia resident who is a member, manager or officer of the LLC (or of an entity that manages it) or a member of the Virginia State Bar, or a corporation, LLC or registered LLP authorized in Virginia. Check with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Virginia?
Virginia charges no state fee to change a registered agent.