Change your registered agent in Colorado
File the statement of change online with the Colorado Secretary of State for a $10 fee.
If your registered agent raised its price or quit, you file the change online with the Colorado Secretary of State. The fee is $10 and the form is processed in real time once payment clears.
Who to move your Colorado LLC to
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Northwest Registered Agent
Northwest Registered Agent keeps the same $125 price in year two, so the yearly cost stays predictable after you switch.
ZenBusiness
ZenBusiness's published renewal rate is $199 a year, the figure that matters once you switch.
Harbor Compliance
Harbor Compliance prices the first year at $99 and the renewal at $159, so the lower rate applies only for the first term.
Colorado renewal prices
- Northwest Registered Agent$125
- Harbor Compliance$159
- ZenBusiness$199
- LegalZoom$249
- Inc Authority$249
- Rocket Lawyer$374
- Swyft Filings$596
How to file the change in Colorado
- 1Step 1
Pick your new registered agent
You can be the registered agent if you have a current Colorado driver license or ID card. If you don't, you will need the registered agent passcode first.
- 2Step 2
File it with the state
Search for the LLC on the Colorado Secretary of State site, open its Summary page, and choose File a form. The filing costs $10 and processes in real time once payment clears.
- 3Step 3
Get the new agent's consent
The new agent consents by checking a box on the same form you file online.
New agent signs on this form - 4Step 4
Cancel the old service
Wait for the Summary page to show the new agent before you cancel the old service.
Individual agent with Colorado ID
If you want to be your own registered agent in Colorado, you need a current Colorado driver license or state ID card. That rule started with the 2024 law change.
Colorado's own records
In Colorado, 15,859 agent change statements were filed in 2025, including address updates. That is from StartupOwl's analysis of state records from November 2026.
| Item | Value | Note | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active LLCs in Colorado | 784,440 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| Person as agent | 542,559 | Share of active LLCs (69.2%) | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Commercial registered agent | 136,288 | Share of active LLCs (17.4%) | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Northwest Registered Agent | 23,555 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| Colorado Registered Agents Inc | 22,760 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| CSC | 16,290 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| LLCs formed in 2026 | 143,035 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| Agent change statements filed in 2025 | 15,859 | Address updates included | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Agent resignations filed in 2025 | 5,082 | All entity types | Nov 10, 2026 |
If you name a person as agent, that person must hold a Colorado driver license or ID card under the 2024 law.
Cite as Eliot Reynolds, StartupOwl, Change your registered agent in Colorado, checked Nov 10, 2026, https://startupowl.com/start/change-registered-agent-colorado#data
Two ways to change your Colorado registered agent
| Two ways to change your Colorado registered agent | File with form Statement of Change Changing the Registered Agent Information (CHANGE_RA) | Periodic Report |
|---|---|---|
| State filing fee | $10 | $25 |
| When you file | File anytime | |
| How you file | Filing online | |
| Expedite options | No expedited filing | |
| Processing time | Instant |
If you file the periodic report on time, it costs $25 and lets you change the agent. That saves the $10 standalone fee.
Colorado periodic report route
Periodic Report
In Colorado, you can change the registered agent inside the $25 periodic report, which can be filed up to two months before or after your report month.
If your LLC has no agent
If you do not file a change, your LLC becomes Noncompliant. About 60 days later it becomes Delinquent.
Your agent resigned
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources and checked dates
- Statement of Change Changing the Registered Agent Information, sample formChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Colorado business fee scheduleChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Business status FAQsChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Colorado business database searchChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Filing FAQsChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Statement of Change help pageChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Periodic report FAQsChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Registered agent FAQsChecked Nov 10, 2026
- C.R.S. Title 7, Article 90, Part 7Checked Nov 10, 2026
- Colorado Delinquency FAQsChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Colorado FAQs on finding a businessChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Business Entities in Colorado, Colorado Information MarketplaceChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Business Entity Transaction HistoryChecked Nov 10, 2026