{"id":5574,"date":"2021-08-12T11:14:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/what-is-a-registered-agent.html"},"modified":"2026-06-18T02:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:03:00","slug":"what-is-a-registered-agent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/what-is-a-registered-agent.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Registered Agent?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What Is a Registered Agent?<\/h1>\n\n
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\n By J.P. Finet, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Catherine Hodder, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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A registered agent is a person or organization that has been appointed to receive legal notices, tax documents, and other government notices on behalf of a business. States generally require that\u00a0business entities name a registered agent with a physical address in their formation documents.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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