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Mississippi registered agents: the rules

Every Mississippi LLC and corporation must keep a registered agent on file. Below: eligibility, the address rule and how to make a change, each tied to its source.

Updated October 29, 2026 · Registered Agent rules

In brief

Every Mississippi LLC must keep a registered agent who qualifies under Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-113[2], at a physical address in Mississippi. Changing the agent costs $10[3].

Mainstay Filing charges $149 a year to act as the registered agent in Mississippi, and files the $10 change when you switch[1].

Updated October 29, 2026. Rules from the statute and state forms; fees from official sources; prices from providers' own pages.

Who can serve as a Mississippi registered agent

The rule comes from Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-113[2].

Any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical address in Mississippi. Agents that serve for hire register with the Secretary of State as commercial agents.

An owner who lives in Mississippi can serve personally, as an individual, if the address and hours rules are met. Most companies choose between someone they know in Mississippi and a commercial agent service.

Mississippi business survival

77.9%open after 1 year[5]
53.5%open after 5 years
17.76new applications per 1,000 residents, 2025[6]

Agent service is a recurring cost for the life of the company. In Mississippi, 77.9% of new business locations were still open after one year and 53.5% after five, per BLS data through March 2025.

How to switch agents

The filing is the Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change (Form F0010), filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The fee is $10[3].

  1. Pick a new registered agent who qualifies in Mississippi and confirm they accept.
  2. File the Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change (Form F0010) with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
  3. Include the $10 filing fee.
  4. Look the company up in the Mississippi business records afterward to confirm the new details.

Across the 50 states the median change fee is $15; compared with Mississippi's $10, 15 states charge less and 27 charge more.

Owners moving to Mainstay Filing do not file this themselves: Mainstay files the Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change (Form F0010) and adds Mississippi's $10 fee at cost[1].

Where the agent must be

Mississippi is specific here. The address has to be a physical Mississippi street address that is the agent's business office. P.O. boxes are not accepted.[2]

Mississippi lists this address in its public business search, so a home address used here becomes public.

What a registered agent costs

Mainstay Filing's Mississippi registered agent service is $149 a year with no increase at renewal[1]. Papers served on the company are scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.

On October 20, 2026 we also read 8 other services' published prices for Mississippi. First years ran $0 to $249, renewals $125 to $249. Renewal pricing matters here: 3 of the 8 charge more after the first year.

Questions

Can I be my own registered agent in Mississippi?

An owner who lives in Mississippi can serve personally, as an individual, if the address and hours rules are met.

Can a Mississippi registered agent use a P.O. box?

The address has to be a physical Mississippi street address that is the agent's business office. P.O. boxes are not accepted.[2]

What does a Mississippi registered agent service cost?

Mainstay Filing offers it for $149 a year, with no increase at renewal[1]. Other services' published Mississippi prices ran $0 to $249 for the first year on October 20, 2026.

How much does it cost to change the registered agent in Mississippi?

$10, paid to the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division[3].

Sources

  1. Mainstay Filing pricing, registered agent and FAQ pages. Updated October 29, 2026.
  2. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-35-1 et seq. (Mississippi Registered Agents Act — enacted MoRAA, effective Jan. 1, 2013); see also Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-113 (LLC Act — registered office and registered agent). www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-external-affairs/registered-agents. Updated October 29, 2026.
  3. Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division: Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change fee. www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/FeeSchedule.pdf. Updated October 29, 2026.
  4. Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change (Form F0010). corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/portal/c/page/login/portal.aspx. Updated October 29, 2026.
  5. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics, Establishment Age and Survival, Table 7 (data through March 2025). www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmage.htm. Updated October 29, 2026.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics (state annual and monthly series). www.census.gov/econ/bfs/index.html. Updated October 29, 2026.