Changing a Registered Agent in New York: Form DOS-1359-f, $30
Dependable agent for service of process service throughout New York — $99 annually. That fee covers the office address, scanning of legal correspondence, and reminders for state filings.
One form, one fee, one office. Registered agent changes for a New York domestic LLC run on the Certificate of Change, form DOS-1359-f, a $30 filing with the Department of State, Division of Corporations.
The Filing at a Glance
- Form: Certificate of Change, DOS-1359-f (domestic LLC)
- Authority: LLC Law § 211-A, fee set by LLC Law § 1101
- Fee: $30
- Filed with: Department of State, Division of Corporations
- Instructions: the state posts them on its Certificate of Change instructions page
Four Steps to a New Agent
- Choose an eligible agent under LLC Law § 302: a New York resident individual, an individual with a New York business address, or an LLC or corporation that is domestic here or authorized to do business in the state.
- Fill out form DOS-1359-f naming your LLC and the incoming agent's name and street address.
- Send it to the Division of Corporations with the $30 fee.
- Watch for the updated record, then route mail and future filings through the new agent.
Enrolled clients skip all four. We prepare, file, and confirm.
$30 or $5? Two Different Certificates
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Order HereBoth numbers are real, which is why the confusion spreads. The $30 fee attaches to the certificate an LLC files to designate or change its registered agent, LLC Law § 211-A(a). The $5 fee belongs to a separate, narrower certificate an agent files to update address details, § 211-A(b). A business switching agents pays $30.
One more trap: DOS-1362-f looks similar but is the foreign LLC certificate. Domestic LLCs use DOS-1359-f.
No Gap in Coverage
Under LLC Law § 301 the Secretary of State is the standing agent for service of process for every New York LLC. That default never changes, so a pending Certificate of Change never leaves your business unreachable. The private agent you designate is the fast lane built on top of it.
Why Businesses Move to Us
- Same-day scanning of everything served or delivered
- A New York address on your designation instead of your own
- Reminders for the $9 biennial statement and the 120 day publication window
- $99/year flat, with no surcharges beyond the state's $30
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