Registered Agent in Wyoming for your LLC​

Purpose of a registered agent in Wyoming

The registered agent in Wyoming is charged with the responsibility of receiving all legal notices. For example, the registered agent is responsible for receiving the following documents and informing your business when these notices are received:

• Service of process if your LLC is sued.
• Official notices and demands from the state.
• Other legal documents sent to your LLC.

The agent then forwards these documents to you.

Requirements for a registered agent in Wyoming

You cannot name just anyone as your registered agent. The following requirements must be met. 

• Your agent may be an individual who is a resident of Wyoming.
• Your agent may be a business entity registered and in good standing with the Wyoming Secretary of State.
• The registered agent must have a business address in Wyoming. The address must be a physical street address. It cannot be a P.O. Box, any drop box, a mail forwarding address, a virtual address, or any similar mail-receiving entity.
• If you name an individual, that person must be at least 18.
• The person must be comfortable with their address being a public record.
• Someone needs to be at the agent’s Wyoming address to accept service of process and other legal documents when they’re delivered, which in practice means during business hours.
• A Consent to Appointment by Registered Agent must be signed by the registered agent and accompany the LLC articles of organization documents filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The agent must give a valid email address.

You may use a family member or a friend as your registered agent as long as that person meets all the requirements for serving as a registered agent for an LLC in Wyoming.

How to appoint a registered agent in Wyoming?

In Wyoming, the registered agent must be named in the LLC formation documents. Your Articles of Organization name your registered agent, and your agent signs a Consent to Appointment by Registered Agent. The consent lists the agent’s name, Wyoming street address, email and contact details. If you file online, you confirm that you have the agent’s written consent.

A member of a Wyoming LLC can be its registered agent, but this is not automatic. Just being a member of an LLC does not make a person a registered agent. That person must meet the same requirements as all registered agents, sign the consent, and be named in the Articles of Organization as the registered agent.

You may submit your documents online. The Wyoming Secretary of State makes it easy to do this. You submit all of your LLC documents online, including the name of your registered agent and the agent’s consent.  

If you choose to submit your forms through regular mail, you can do so by mailing your documents to:

Wyoming Secretary of State
Herschler Building East, Suite 101
122 W 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020

How to change my registered agent in Wyoming

You can find a form online for Appointment of New Registered Agent and Office. You can print it out and fill it in along with the new consent form of the new agent. This form cannot be submitted online and must be mailed along with a $5.00 check or money order payable to the Wyoming Secretary of State to:

Wyoming Secretary of State
Herschler Building East, Suite 101
122 W 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020

Processing can take up to 15 business days. It’s important to note that this $5 agent-change filing is separate from other Wyoming LLC fees.

Can I be my own registered agent in Wyoming?

You can be your own registered agent in Wyoming if you meet all the qualifications. You may choose not to be because there may be some disadvantages. For example, someone will need to be at your Wyoming address to accept service of process and other legal documents, which in practice means during regular business hours.

You may be involved in a business meeting when a process server shows up, and you have to stop what you are doing to accept the legal documents. Or, you may need to attend a meeting across town and no one is at the address to accept service of process. It may benefit you to have a Wyoming registered agent service as your registered agent.

Benefits of using a Wyoming registered agent service

If your registered agent slips up and is not available to accept service of process, or accepts the legal documents but fails to forward them on to you, your business can be in real legal jeopardy. You may be unaware you have been sued and lose your case when a default judgment is entered because you failed to respond to a lawsuit you did not even know existed. This is just one of the perils of having a single person be your registered agent.

Naming a Registered Agent Service offers you many benefits. It will give you peace of mind knowing that you are dealing with a professional, experienced service. You can maintain your privacy and know your business is in compliance with Wyoming State law. You maintain flexibility and have less paperwork. Registered agent services typically cost $50–$300 per year. Tailor Brands’ registered agent service is $199 per year.

Peace of mind

A Wyoming registered agent service always has someone available to accept the service of legal documents. The service knows what the expectations are and will bring you peace of mind just knowing the service is doing its job for you.

While the service acts as your registered agent, you are free to conduct your business, including travel out of the state, without concerns that you might miss receiving important documents.

Compliance with the state law

Wyoming law makes it clear that if you do not have a registered agent who meets all the legal requirements, your business will be dissolved. Regulations sometimes change, and registered agent services keep up to date on any changes so you know you will always be in compliance. A service can also remind you when your annual report is due.

Many services also store your LLC documents online, so you can get a copy whenever you need one.

Flexibility

A registered agent service is staffed to receive documents for you. This means you do not have to be available at all. This frees you up to focus on your business without the need to be tied down to regular business hours as you would be if you acted as your own registered agent.

You do not have to worry about a designated business associate, friend, or family member as your registered agent. Emergencies arrive and, as luck sometimes has it, your business could miss important legal papers if that person leaves the designated address just as they are being delivered.

If you operate your business in Wyoming and other states, it is possible to find a registered agent service that does business in those states, so you have one service that does the work for you in all states where you do business.

Reduces paperwork

Many services scan your documents and keep them in an online account, with easy access when you need them.

A registered agent service can make your business life easier

Wyoming law requires you to have a registered agent who has a physical street address in the state. Someone needs to be at that address to accept legal documents and official notices, which in practice means during regular business hours.

You can be your own registered agent, but this means you or someone you trust needs to be at your address during business hours. This takes away any flexibility you have of leaving the business to attend meetings, travel, or simply take a vacation.

You can appoint anyone you want to be your registered agent, such as a business associate, friend, or family member. They must comply with all the legal requirements applicable to registered agents, maintain a physical street address in the state, and be there to accept documents when they arrive.

A registered agent service will comply with all state requirements and may be able to be your agent in any state where you do business. You can sleep peacefully knowing that the service knows exactly what is expected and will comply with the law even as it changes.

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