Will the state make me name a resident agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Cited law: MCL 450.4207. official: legislature.mi.gov, October 2026
Can anyone do it?
A Michigan resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Michigan or authorized there, whose business office (or, for a person, residence) is the registered office.
If you qualify, you can do it yourself at no cost.
What will I pay an agent?
$99 to $149 per year, $297 to $447 over three years.
No state fee depends on which agent you pick.
What does an agent do for the LLC?
It accepts legal papers and state notices for your company, using an address in Michigan.
Service is only as good as the forwarding, so ask how documents reach you. What being served means
Are there yearly charges besides the agent?
Put $25 aside every year for the annual statement. The due date, per the state, is February 15; put it on your calendar.
official: michigan.gov, August 2026
What's behind the ranking?
It's work taken off your hands (31% of the score), and Mainstay Filing does best there.
33% of the score is cost across three years, 31% is work taken off your hands, and three smaller checks split ties.
Add a state later and the same agent and price tag along; MI Registered Agent.org ends at the Michigan border.
The five checks