Utah requires every LLC and corporation to keep a registered agent with a Utah street address. You can be your own agent ("The Registered Agent is a business or individual designated to receive service of process when a..., full wording in the be-your-own-agent guide). Changing your agent costs $17 for an LLC and $17 for a corporation. The Annual Renewal (renew/annual report filing) is due on the last day of the anniversary month. If you have no agent: From 2026-10-01 the state may start administrative dissolution if an entity has no registered agent in Utah for 60 consecutive calendar days, after notice and time to fix it. Hiring an agent costs $125 to $249 a year at renewal on the providers' own sites, read 2026-09-28; first-year offers run lower.
Changes in Utah
- From 2026-10-01 · checked 2026-09-29Utah moved its registered agent law on 1 October 2026Annual report due date: now last day of the anniversary month. Registered agent statute: now Utah Code § 16-1a-402 (in force from 2026-10-01; before that § 16-17-203).
Every change we have recorded, all states: What changed.
How to change your registered agent in Utah
- Choose the new agent. Name yourself if you meet the rule in the facts table, or hire a service from the price table below; they give you their Utah street address to put on the form.
- Or file the paper form. Registration Information Change Form, from the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (Dept. of Commerce). The mailing address is printed on the form. Open the Utah filing office Direct PDF
- Pay the fee. Changing your agent costs $17 for an LLC and $17 for a corporation. Keep the confirmation; the new agent is effective when the state records it.
What a registered agent costs in Utah
Yearly fee from each provider's own site on the date shown: what a new customer pays the first year, and what it renews at. Sorted by renewal price, because that is what you pay every year after. Links marked "affiliate link" pay us a commission; the other names link straight to the provider, listed on the same terms. Best is not always the one we earn from, and we say which is which.
| Provider | First year | Renews at | Terms, our dated note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Registered Agentaffiliate link | $125 | $125 | Same price every year, per its page; $100 a year per state for five or more states Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| Bizeeaffiliate link | $149 | $149 | 149 per year standalone or on renewal; first year free only with a Bizee formation Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| Harbor Complianceaffiliate link | $99 | $159 | Renews at 159 per year after the first; 3 years paid up front cost 297 Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| ZenBusiness | $99 | $199 | Renews at 199 per year Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| Registered Agents Inc | $200 | $200 | 200 a year, annual report filing included, per its page Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
| LegalZoom | $249 | $249 | Auto-renews; renewal rate subject to change, per its page Read on the provider's site 2026-09-28 |
What switching to the cheapest renewal saves
| If you renew with | Renews at | Saved per year | Over 3 years | First year, after the $17 fee | Break-even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LegalZoom | $249 | $124 | $372 | $107 | month 2 |
| Registered Agents Inc | $200 | $75 | $225 | $58 | month 3 |
| ZenBusiness | $199 | $74 | $222 | $57 | month 3 |
| Harbor Compliance | $159 | $34 | $102 | $17 | month 6 |
| Bizee | $149 | $24 | $72 | $7 | month 9 |
Compared with Northwest Registered Agent at $125 a year, prices read 2026-09-28. Switching costs the state change fee shown above, once.
Three-year totals and every price change we have seen: the cost page.
Type your current renewal price to see the saving, what the state fee leaves the first year, and the break-even month.
Switch to Northwest Registered Agent, $125 a year Affiliate link, same price as on their site.
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Utah at a glance
Fees, forms and deadlines
| Item | Utah |
|---|---|
| Filing office | Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (Dept. of Commerce) corporations.utah.gov/Source: corporations.utah.gov/renewal-process/, read 2026-09-08 |
| Registered agent statute (LLC) | Utah Code § 16-1a-402 (in force from 2026-10-01; before that § 16-17-203)Source: le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0040.pdf, read 2026-09-29 |
| Registered agent statute (corporation) | Utah Code § 16-1a-402 (in force from 2026-10-01; before that § 16-17-203)Source: le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0040.pdf, read 2026-09-29 |
| Change of agent form | Registration Information Change Form (online filing available)Source: corporations.utah.gov/business-registration-information-changes/, read 2026-09-08 |
| Change of agent fee, LLC | $17Source: corporations.utah.gov/business-registration-information-changes/, read 2026-09-08 |
| Change of agent fee, corporation | $17Source: corporations.utah.gov/business-registration-information-changes/, read 2026-09-08 |
| Annual report due | last day of the anniversary month (From 2026-10-01 (S.B. 40, Utah Code § 16-1a-212(5)(a)): unless the division sets a different period by rule, a domestic filing entity or registered foreign entity delivers its annual report each calendar year on the last day of its anniversary month and may file up to 60 days earlier. In force until then: LLC, § 48-3a-212(3)(a), during the month of the anniversary of the certificate of formation; corporation, § 16-10a-1607(4), no later than the end of the second calendar month after the month the division mails the report form.)Source: commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf, read 2026-09-29 |
| Annual report fee, LLC | $18Source: commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf, read 2026-09-29 |
| Annual report fee, corporation | $18Source: commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf, read 2026-09-29 |
| Late fee | $10Source: commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf, read 2026-09-29 |
| No agent on file | From 2026-10-01 the state may start administrative dissolution if an entity has no registered agent in Utah for 60 consecutive calendar days, after notice and time to fix it. Utah Code § 16-1a-602(3) and § 16-1a-603 (S.B. 40, effective 2026-10-01); until then § 48-3a-708(1)(c) (LLC) and § 16-10a-1420(3) (corporation)Source: le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0040.pdf, read 2026-09-29 |
| Be your own agent | You can be your own agent ("The Registered Agent is a business or individual designated to receive service of process when a..., full wording in the be-your-own-agent guide)Source: corporations.utah.gov/business-entities/considerations-in-forming-a-li, read 2026-09-08 |
What the statute says
The following entities shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state:
Utah Code § 16-1a-402 (in force from 2026-10-01; before that § 16-17-203), read 2026-09-29
A registered agent is the person or company the state and the courts send legal papers to. The agent must have a street address in Utah, not a PO box, and be available during business hours.
Annual report and what happens without an agent
The Annual Renewal (renew/annual report filing) is due on the last day of the anniversary month. Fee: $18 for an LLC, $18 for a corporation. Late fee: $10.
Without an agent on file: From 2026-10-01 the state may start administrative dissolution if an entity has no registered agent in Utah for 60 consecutive calendar days, after notice and time to fix it (Utah Code § 16-1a-602(3) and § 16-1a-603 (S.B. 40, effective 2026-10-01); until then § 48-3a-708(1)(c) (LLC) and § 16-10a-1420(3) (corporation)).
Sources and dates
- https://corporations.utah.gov/renewal-process/, read 2026-09-08
- https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0040.pdf, read 2026-09-29
- https://corporations.utah.gov/business-registration-information-changes/, read 2026-09-08
- https://commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf, read 2026-09-29
- https://www.corporations.utah.gov/business-entities/considerations-in-forming-a-limited-liability-company//1000, read 2026-09-08
- https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/registered-agent, read 2026-09-28
- https://www.registeredagentsinc.com/registered-agent/, read 2026-09-28
- https://www.harborcompliance.com/registered-agent-service, read 2026-09-28
- https://bizee.com/business-management/registered-agent, read 2026-09-28
- https://www.zenbusiness.com/registered-agent-service/, read 2026-09-28
- https://www.legalzoom.com/business/business-operations/registered-agent-overview.html, read 2026-09-28
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