Connecticut Registered Agent for Your LLC
Every Connecticut LLC needs a registered agent with a physical address in the state. Learn what a registered agent does, who qualifies, and how to appoint or change one.
Bizee Editorial Staff
Editorial Team
Connecticut LLC quick facts
Filing fee: $120 (Certificate of Organization)
Processing time: [PROCESSING_TIME]
State agency: Connecticut Secretary of the State
Annual report due: Annually by the last day of the anniversary month of formation
State tax rate: No state-level LLC franchise tax; Connecticut corporate income tax applies if taxed as a corporation
What is a registered agent for a Connecticut LLC?
Every Connecticut LLC — domestic or foreign — must maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in the state at all times. The registered agent receives official documents, legal notices, and service of process on your LLC's behalf. You appoint one when you file your Certificate of Organization, and you can change agents at any point after that.
Connecticut registered agent requirements
Connecticut law requires every LLC to keep a registered agent in the state for the life of the business. The agent must have a physical street address in Connecticut — a P.O. Box alone doesn't qualify. The agent must also be available during normal business hours to accept documents.
Most people don't think about the registered agent requirement until they're mid-way through their Certificate of Organization — it's one of those details that's easy to overlook but required from day one.
- Physical Connecticut street address required (no P.O. Boxes)
- Must be available during normal business hours
- Required from the date of formation through the life of the LLC
- Applies to both domestic LLCs and foreign LLCs registered to do business in Connecticut
What a registered agent does
A registered agent's job is to receive official documents on your LLC's behalf and make sure they reach you. That sounds simple, but the documents involved can be time-sensitive — missing a service of process notice, for example, can mean your LLC doesn't respond to a lawsuit in time.
- Service of process notices (lawsuits, court summons)
- Correspondence from the Connecticut Secretary of the State
- Official state and federal government notifications
- Tax forms, permit requests, and required company filings
Who can be a registered agent in Connecticut
Connecticut allows 3 types of registered agents: an individual Connecticut resident, a domestic business entity, or a foreign business entity that's authorized to do business in Connecticut. An individual agent must live in Connecticut. A business acting as agent must be authorized to conduct business in the state.
You can also serve as your own registered agent if you have a Connecticut street address and can be there during business hours. That said, there are real trade-offs to doing it yourself — more on that below.
How to appoint a registered agent when forming your LLC
You appoint your registered agent on the Certificate of Organization filed with the Connecticut Secretary of the State. The form requires the agent's name and Connecticut street address. The registered agent — or an authorized person — must also sign a consent to appointment on the Certificate of Organization.
Your LLC doesn't exist in Connecticut's records until the Certificate of Organization is accepted — and a registered agent is required on that form. There's no filing it first and adding the agent later.
How to change your registered agent after formation
You can change your registered agent at any time after your LLC is formed. File a Change of Agent form with the Connecticut Secretary of the State. The form requires your new agent's name and Connecticut street address. Once the Secretary of the State processes the change, your records are updated.
Make sure there's no gap in coverage during the transition. Connecticut requires an active registered agent at all times — if your old agent stops serving before the new one is officially on record, your LLC is technically out of compliance.
Risks of being your own registered agent
You can serve as your own registered agent in Connecticut, but it comes with trade-offs worth thinking through before you decide. The biggest one: you need to be at your registered address during all normal business hours, every business day. If you're not there when a process server shows up, your LLC could miss a legal notice entirely.
Plus, your registered agent's name and address are public record in Connecticut's business database. If you use your home address, that information is visible to anyone who looks up your LLC. A third-party registered agent service keeps your personal address off the public record.
- You must be at the address during all normal business hours — no flexibility for travel or remote work
- Your address becomes public record in the Connecticut business database
- Missing a service of process notice can mean your LLC doesn't respond to a lawsuit in time
- If you move, you need to update your registered agent address with the state immediately
Connecticut registered agent search
If you need to find the registered agent for another Connecticut LLC, that information is available in the Connecticut Secretary of the State's business database. Search by business name to pull up the entity's public filing record, which includes the registered agent's name and address.
FAQ about Connecticut registered agents
Yes. Every LLC in Connecticut — domestic or foreign — is required to maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in the state at all times. This is a requirement of the Connecticut Secretary of the State, and it applies from the date you form your LLC through the life of the business.
Yes, but there are real trade-offs. You need a physical Connecticut street address and must be available there during all normal business hours. Your address also becomes public record. Most business owners find that a third-party registered agent service is worth the cost to keep their personal address private and avoid being tied to a desk.
If your LLC doesn't have an active registered agent on file, Connecticut can administratively dissolve your business. Beyond that, if a legal notice or service of process is delivered and no one receives it, your LLC could miss a court deadline — and you'd be on the hook for the consequences without ever knowing the case existed.
Yes. The registered agent must have a physical street address in Connecticut — a P.O. Box doesn't qualify. If the agent is an individual, they need to live in Connecticut. If the agent is a business, it needs to be authorized to conduct business in the state.
You appoint your registered agent when you file your Certificate of Organization with the Connecticut Secretary of the State. The agent's name and Connecticut street address are required fields on that form, and the agent must sign a consent to appointment. You can't file the Certificate of Organization without a registered agent already named.
File a Change of Agent form with the Connecticut Secretary of the State. The form requires your new agent's name and Connecticut street address. Once processed, the state updates your public record. Make sure your old agent is still active until the change is officially on file — Connecticut requires continuous registered agent coverage.
Registered agent services in Connecticut typically run $100–$300 per year depending on the provider. We include the first year of registered agent service free when you form your LLC through Bizee. After the first year, the service is $119 annually. That covers document receipt, email notifications, and forwarding of all legal correspondence.
