Glossary

Registered agent

Also called: registered agents, resident agent, statutory agent, agent for service of process, commercial registered agent

The person or company an entity must continuously maintain in a state to receive service of process and official mail. Also called a resident agent (Maryland, Michigan), statutory agent (Arizona), or agent for service of process (California). Every state requires one; the statutes are quoted verbatim on the statutes page.

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