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Minnesota Registered Agents (2026): Official Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

The 2026 Minnesota entry for registered agent service names Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), in that order. Nothing is billed by the state each year in Minnesota; the registered agent is what keeps costing money.

Entry by the Statewise Business almanac desk ·

Minnesota figures on file

1stacross 50 states, yearly feesPosition 1 is the least expensive state (tie). The complete table
Registered agent required
See rulesOctober 2026, revisor.mn.gov
Annual renewal
No feeFalls due: December 31. October 2026, revisor.mn.gov
State fees per year
$0State charges per year once the LLC exists

The services we would hire in Minnesota

Three-year service fees and filings covered count most; the methodology gives all five weights.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent for any state

Rank one$149 a year, unchanged on renewal

Mainstay Filing opens the list: $149 yearly here or anywhere else, renewing at $149.

MN Registered Agent.org comes in $150 lower across three years, yet coverage counts ahead of that gap in our method.

In the price

  • A street address for the registered office
  • Papers served on the company scanned within the same business day, free
  • Your first three government letters each year, scanned free
  • Serves LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits alike

Strengths

  • $149 yearly, no step up
  • Fifty-state reach

Weak points

  • $50 a year above MN Registered Agent.org
  • You send in the reports yourself on this plan
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. MN Registered Agent.org: best for a Minnesota-only company

In-state option$99 a year, unchanged on renewal

Listed second: MN Registered Agent.org, because $99 a year flat, plus served papers scanned to you online.

In the price

  • Registered office street address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted for you

Strengths

  • Yearly price $99, renewal $99
  • Costs less each year than Mainstay Filing

Weak points

  • Serves Minnesota alone
  • Skips the annual renewal
Visit MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for a local agent

In-state option$99 a year, unchanged on renewal

Listed third: Minnesota Registered Agent.co, because $99 a year flat, plus served papers scanned to you online.

On price it ties with MN Registered Agent.org.

In the price

  • Registered office street address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted for you

Strengths

  • Costs less each year than Mainstay Filing
  • Yearly price $99, renewal $99

Weak points

  • Serves Minnesota alone
  • Skips the annual renewal
Visit Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The 3 picks compared

#EntryPrice a yearRenewalService fees over three years
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2MN Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Minnesota Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as the companies publish them, taken November 12, 2026. Minnesota's own fees do not depend on the agent.

Minnesota agent and upkeep calculator

Each agent's price is paired with the repeating state fees (the annual renewal from year two); formation fees are left out of the total.
Mainstay Filing for 3 years: $0 to the state, $447 to the service, $447 in all.

Minnesota among its neighbors in the rank

PositionStateYearly state fees
1stArizona$0
1stIdaho$0
1stMinnesota$0
1stMississippi$0
1stMissouri$0
Find the other states in Registered agent rules by state.

Minnesota registered agent requirements, by statute

A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional. Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted.

Who may act: If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office. Authority: Minn. Stat. § 5.36.

What Minnesota bills every year

On top of the agent, the LLC files the annual renewal every year, due December 31.

What settled the order

Requirements covered settled first place in Minnesota. It carries 28% of the score, and the other criteria are added cost over three years, renewal terms, fit with state rules, fee clarity.

One agent for any state beat the single-state option here.

Minnesota registered agent questions

Is a registered agent compulsory in Minnesota?

A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.

Who is allowed to act as the registered agent in Minnesota?

If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office.

What does a Minnesota registered agent charge each year?

$99 to $149 a year among the picks.

What does the state charge an LLC every year?

Nothing repeats with the state: Minnesota has no yearly report fee.

Which registered agents does this entry list?

Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), from the first entry to the last.

Which registered agent should I choose?

Our entry order: Mainstay Filing (the same $149 agent price in each state, so one provider can follow the company), then MN Registered Agent.org and Minnesota Registered Agent.co.

See also

Citations for this entry

  1. revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, read October 2026
  2. revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, read October 2026
  3. sos.state.mn.us for Minnesota report due date, read August 2026
  4. revisor.mn.gov for Minn, read August 2026
  5. sos.mn.gov for Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, official source, read October 2026
  6. revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota registered agent statute, read October 2026
  7. azcc.gov for Arizona Corporation Commission, read August 2026
  8. azcc.gov for Arizona Corporation Commission, read August 2026
  9. legislature.idaho.gov for Idaho yearly filing: Annual report: due date, official, read October 2026
  10. sos.ms.gov for Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division, read August 2026
  11. sos.ms.gov for Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division, read August 2026
  12. sos.ms.gov for Mississippi yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, read October 2026
  13. sos.mo.gov for Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division, read August 2026
  14. sos.mo.gov for Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division, read August 2026
  15. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the Minnesota service page of Mainstay Filing
  16. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the pricing page of MN Registered Agent.org
  17. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the pricing page of Minnesota Registered Agent.co