Every Utah domestic filing entity, every registered foreign entity and every DBA must designate and keep a registered agent in Utah (Utah Code § 16-1a-402). The agent can be an individual with a physical Utah address or a commercial registered agent listed with the Division. Ours is $199 a year and is included for the first year in our Complete package.
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-402Source: Utah Division of Corporations fee schedule, fiscal year 2026Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-212Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-602Utah Code Title 16 (recodified effective October 1, 2026) and the Division of Corporations fiscal year 2026 fee schedule reviewed November 12, 2026. Confirm current fees with the Utah Division of Corporations before filing.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Utah filings for owners. We are not the Utah Department of Commerce or its Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
- Filed with the Utah Division of Corporations
- We track your Utah annual renewal
- Cited to Utah Code Title 16
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The forks in the road.
Who needs one
Domestic filing entities (LLCs, corporations, nonprofits), registered foreign entities, and DBAs.
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-402Who can serve
An individual with a physical address in Utah, or a commercial registered agent registered with the Division ($52 registration on the fee schedule).
Source: Utah Division of Corporations fee schedule, fiscal year 2026Change
A statement of change updates the agent; a new agent listed on the annual report also counts as a statement of change.
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-212No agent
Going 60 days without a registered agent is a ground for administrative dissolution.
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-602Our service
$199 per year, with scanning and forwarding of service of process and state mail.
Source: Utah Division of Corporations fee schedule, fiscal year 2026What to have ready
- Decide whether you can be reliably available at a Utah address during business hours
- Check whether you want your home address public
- Get written consent from any individual agent
- List the agent on your formation filing
- Update the agent if you move out of state
- Keep the agent through every renewal
Utah Registered Agent Requirements for LLCs, Corporations and DBAs
Utah Registered Agent Requirements for LLCs, Corporations and DBAs
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Why the agent matters more in Utah than you think
Under section 16-1a-602, 60 days without a registered agent is enough for administrative dissolution, the same weight as a late report. When an individual agent moves away or stops responding, the company can lose its standing without noticing.
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-402
Individual or commercial agent
An individual agent must have a physical Utah address. Commercial registered agents register with the Division (the fee schedule lists $52) and can be named by their registration. A commercial agent keeps your home address off the public record.
Source: Utah Division of Corporations fee schedule, fiscal year 2026
DBAs need agents too
Utah is unusual in requiring a D.B.A. registration to keep a registered agent (section 16-1a-402). If you register a trade name as a sole proprietor, plan for an agent on that filing as well.
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-212
Switching to us
Order our $199 per year service. We file the statement of change, or you list us on your next renewal and the change takes effect under section 16-1a-212(9).
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-602
Utah law and Division of Corporations rules behind this.
| Topic | Utah rule | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Who needs one | Domestic filing entities (LLCs, corporations, nonprofits), registered foreign entities, and DBAs. | Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-402 |
| Who can serve | An individual with a physical address in Utah, or a commercial registered agent registered with the Division ($52 registration on the fee schedule). | Source: Utah Division of Corporations fee schedule, fiscal year 2026 |
| Change | A statement of change updates the agent; a new agent listed on the annual report also counts as a statement of change. | Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-212 |
| No agent | Going 60 days without a registered agent is a ground for administrative dissolution. | Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-602 |
| Our service | $199 per year, with scanning and forwarding of service of process and state mail. | Source: Utah Division of Corporations fee schedule, fiscal year 2026 |
Related Utah reading.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Utah filings for owners. We are not the Utah Department of Commerce or its Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
What Utah owners ask us
Yes, if you have a physical Utah address where you can accept papers during business hours. The address becomes public.
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-402Yes. Utah lists a D.B.A. among the filings that must keep a registered agent (§ 16-1a-402(3)).
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-402Appoint a new one promptly. Sixty days without an agent can lead to administrative dissolution.
Source: Utah Code § 16-1a-602Yes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Utah filing with the Division of Corporations for you. The state fee is passed through at cost and our service fee is shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's filing system yourself.
Source: Utah Division of Corporations fee schedule, fiscal year 2026