Minnesota Registered Agent Guide (2026): Rules, Fees and the 3 Best Agents
For registered agent service in Minnesota (2026), the order we'd use is MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year). No yearly report fee applies here; the registered agent is what you keep paying for.
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Minnesota numbers
1st
12550
of 50 states, yearly state fees
Counted from the least expensive; tied with other states. The 50-state table
Minnesota registered agent requirements, per state law
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional. Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted.
Who may act as agent: If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office. (Minn. Stat. § 5.36)
Yearly state fees for a Minnesota LLC
No fee every year for the annual renewal, due December 31; the state writes about it to your registered agent's address.
Why this order
Service fees over three years is worth 35% of the score, and it put MN Registered Agent.org ahead of Mainstay Filing here.
MN Registered Agent.org's three-year service fees: $297 ($150 under Mainstay Filing).
Minnesota: questions
Does Minnesota require a registered agent?
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.
Who can serve as the registered agent?
If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office.
How much does a registered agent cost in Minnesota?
The agents we'd use charge $99 to $149 a year.
What does the LLC pay the state each year?
Nothing recurring: Minnesota has no yearly LLC report fee.
Which registered agents are on this page?
MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), in our order.
Which registered agent would you pick?
MN Registered Agent.org first: $99 a year flat, with served papers scanned to you online. Then Mainstay Filing and Minnesota Registered Agent.co.