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

The 2026 Utah entry for registered agent service names Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Utah Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and UT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. Utah insists on a registered agent for each LLC. On the almanac's yearly measure the state bill is $18 (17th of 50).

Entry by the Statewise Business almanac desk ·

The Utah schedule

17thin the 50-state table, yearlyCounted up from the least expensive. Every state
Registered agent required
YesEntry from le.utah.gov, October 2026
Annual Report/Renewal
$18 / yrFalls due: last day of the entity's anniversary month. Entry from corporations.utah.gov, August 2026
State fees per year
$18State charges per year once the LLC exists

Utah: the almanac's picks

Order from the five weighted criteria on the methodology page: three-year service fees at 32%, filings covered at 28%, then renewal price, fit with Utah rules and clarity of fees.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies that might expand

First on the listYear one $149; renewal $149

Mainstay Filing is where the almanac starts: one $149 agent plan that stays with the company if it registers in more states.

The premium over Utah Registered Agent.co is $150 across three years, and more of the state's paperwork gets handled for it.

In the price

  • Utah street address on the public record
  • 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

  • Any state, one price
  • Yearly price $149, renewal $149

Weak points

  • Utah Registered Agent.co charges $50 less each year
  • You send in the reports yourself on this plan
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for a lean agent budget

Utah focusYear one $99; renewal $99

Entry 2 is Utah Registered Agent.co: an in-state agent at $99 a year, with a Utah street address on the record.

In the price

  • Utah address on the public record
  • Served documents scanned and uploaded

Strengths

  • $99 a year, unchanged on renewal
  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing

Weak points

  • No cover outside this state
  • The Annual Report/Renewal is yours to send in
Visit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. UT Registered Agent.org: best for Utah-only companies

Utah focusYear one $99; renewal $99

Entry 3 is UT Registered Agent.org: an in-state agent at $99 a year, with a Utah street address on the record.

Price for price it matches Utah Registered Agent.co; either does the job.

In the price

  • Utah address on the public record
  • Served documents scanned and uploaded

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 a year, unchanged on renewal

Weak points

  • No cover outside this state
  • The Annual Report/Renewal is yours to send in
Visit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Utah picks in one table

#EntryPrice a yearRenewalService fees over three years
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Utah Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3UT Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices on file from November 12, 2026. Whichever agent you name, Utah charges the same.

Yearly cost calculator

Each agent's price is paired with the repeating state fees (the Annual Report/Renewal from year two); formation fees are left out of the total.
State $36 and service $447 make $483 over 3 years with Mainstay Filing.

Utah among its neighbors in the rank

PositionStateYearly state fees
15thIowa$15
16thIndiana$16
17thUtah$18
18thMontana$20
19thColorado$25
The full ranking uses the same method for all fifty states.

Utah registered agent rules as the state states them

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Utah. A P.O. box can follow the street address but cannot replace it.

Who the state accepts: A commercial registered agent listed with the state, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity), or the holder of a named position in the company. Basis: Utah Code § 16-17-203.

What Utah bills every year

The Annual Report/Renewal arrives every year at $18 (due last day of the entity's anniversary month). The late fee is $10. The state's reminders go to your registered agent.

What settled the order

Of the five criteria, requirements covered (28%) is where Mainstay Filing pulled ahead of Utah Registered Agent.co in Utah.

Fifty-state coverage outscored Utah Registered Agent.co on our weights.

Utah FAQ

Is a registered agent compulsory in Utah?

It is. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

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

A commercial registered agent listed with the state, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity), or the holder of a named position in the company.

What does a Utah registered agent charge each year?

$99 to $149 a year, going by this page.

What does the state charge an LLC every year?

$18 a year on the almanac's yearly measure, which is the Annual Report/Renewal ($18 every year).

Which registered agents does this entry list?

Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Utah Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and UT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), by almanac rank, first entry first.

Which registered agent should I choose?

We would file with Mainstay Filing: $149 yearly here or anywhere else, renewing at $149. Next come Utah Registered Agent.co and UT Registered Agent.org.

More entries

Citations for this entry

  1. Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from corporations.utah.gov, read August 2026
  2. Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from corporations.utah.gov, read August 2026
  3. Utah report due date from le.utah.gov, read August 2026
  4. Utah Code § 48-3a-201 from le.utah.gov, read August 2026
  5. Utah formation fee: Filing fee, official source from commerce.utah.gov, read October 2026
  6. Utah registered agent statute from le.utah.gov, read October 2026
  7. Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services Division from help.sos.iowa.gov, read August 2026
  8. Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services Division from help.sos.iowa.gov, read August 2026
  9. Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division from inbiz.in.gov, read August 2026
  10. Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division from forms.in.gov, read August 2026
  11. Montana Secretary of State fee page and fee from sosmt.gov, read October 2026
  12. Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source from sosmt.gov, read October 2026
  13. Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source from sosmt.gov, read October 2026
  14. Colorado Secretary of State from sos.state.co.us, read August 2026
  15. Colorado Secretary of State from sos.state.co.us, read August 2026
  16. Colorado yearly filing: Periodic report, official source from coloradosos.gov, read October 2026
  17. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the Utah service page of Mainstay Filing
  18. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the pricing page of Utah Registered Agent.co
  19. On November 12, 2026 we recorded the pricing page of UT Registered Agent.org