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How to check a registered agent in New York

Mainstay Filing is our pick in New York at $149 a year. To check any agent here: ask the New York Secretary of State how it records agents, confirm a New York street address, then apply the five criteria.

The New York rule

The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional. If one is designated: a person who lives in New York or has a business address there, an LLC formed or authorized in New York, or a corporation formed or authorized in New York. New York has no registered-office requirement. The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC and mails a copy of any papers served to the address the company has on file. A designated registered agent's street address goes on the filing. Changing agents costs $30. Source: N.Y. LLC Law §§ 301 and 302, checked October 20, 2026.

Providers reviewed in New York

• Mainstay Filing $149 a year, same at renewal.
• LegalZoom $249, same afterwards
• MyLLC $129, same afterwards
• ZenBusiness $99, then $199
• Northwest Registered Agent $125, same afterwards
• Bizee $149, same afterwards