Change Your Registered Agent in Connecticut
File the Change of Agent Domestic form online at Business.CT.gov and pay the $50 fee to the Connecticut Secretary of the State.
File the change of agent form with the Connecticut Secretary of the State for a $50 fee. If your annual report is due between January and March, you can update the agent on that form instead and skip the $50 charge.
Who to move your Connecticut LLC to
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Northwest Registered Agent
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Harbor Compliance
Harbor Compliance prices its first year at $99 and the renewal at $159, so that $60 gap is worth knowing about before you sign up.
Connecticut renewal prices
- Northwest Registered Agent$125
- Harbor Compliance$159
- ZenBusiness$199
- LegalZoom$249
- Inc Authority$249
- Rocket Lawyer$374
- Swyft Filings$596
Two ways to change your Connecticut registered agent
| Two ways to change your Connecticut registered agent | File with form Change of Agent Domestic (formed in Connecticut) (BUS-09) | Annual Report |
|---|---|---|
| State filing fee | $50 | $80 |
| When you file | File anytime | Jan 1 to Mar 31 |
| How you file | Filing online, By mail, Hand delivery | |
| Expedite options | $50, Online only | |
| Amended report fee | $25 |
You can update the agent on the $80 annual report during the January through March window instead of filing the separate $50 form.
How to file the change in Connecticut
- 1Step 1
Choose your new agent
Your registered agent must be a Connecticut resident or a business. Your LLC cannot act as its own agent.
- 2Step 2
Get the new agent's consent
The new agent signs the acceptance on the same form you file, so no separate consent document is needed.
New agent signs on this form - 3Step 3
File it and pay the $50 fee
Log in to your Business.CT.gov account, complete the online change form, and pay the $50 filing fee. You can also pay an extra $50 to expedite the filing.
State filing fee $50File onlineBy mail P.O. Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115-0470Hand delivery 165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000, Hartford, CTExpedite options $50, Online only - 4Step 4
Cancel the old service
Connecticut resident or business entity
Your registered agent must be a Connecticut resident or a business. Your LLC itself cannot act as its own agent.
Annual report route for Connecticut
Annual Report
You can update your registered agent when you file Connecticut’s $80 annual report, which is due between 1 January and 31 March.
What Connecticut's own records show
Of Connecticut's 363,620 active LLCs, 74.6% name an individual as agent and 5,981 list the Secretary of the State, per StartupOwl analysis of state records from November 2026.
| Item | Value | Note | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active LLCs in Connecticut | 363,620 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| LLCs naming any registered agent | 357,100 | Share of active LLCs (98.2%) | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Person as agent | 271,190 | Share of active LLCs (74.6%) | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Commercial registered agent | 59,797 | Share of active LLCs (16.4%) | Nov 10, 2026 |
| CSC | 11,408 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| Registered Agents Inc | 9,683 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| CT Corporation System | 7,826 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| LLCs formed in 2026 | 48,800 | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| Agent change statements filed in 2025 | 4,277 | All entity types | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Agent resignations filed in 2025 | 583 | All entity types | Nov 10, 2026 |
If you name an individual, that person must be a Connecticut resident. An LLC cannot act as its own agent.
Cite as Eliot Reynolds, StartupOwl, Change Your Registered Agent in Connecticut, checked Nov 10, 2026, https://startupowl.com/start/change-registered-agent-connecticut#data
If your LLC has no agent
If you do not name a new agent within three months of the notice, your LLC is dissolved by forfeiture under state law.
Your agent resigned
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources and dates checked
- Change of Agent DomesticChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Domestic LLC forms and feesChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Update business agentChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Expedited servicesChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Best way to fileChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Amend my annual reportChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Connecticut General Statutes chapter 613aChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Form BUS-010Checked Nov 10, 2026
- Foreign LLC forms and feesChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Connecticut Business MasterChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Connecticut Business Registry AgentsChecked Nov 10, 2026
- Connecticut Business Registry Filing HistoryChecked Nov 10, 2026