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Class 2 · Minnesota

Minnesota Registered Agent Class (2026): 6 Assignments and the 3 Best Agents

If you want help getting a registered agent in Minnesota in 2026, the top grades go to Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. 6 short assignments take you from the law to a correct agent filing.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Need-to-know facts

Must you have one?This state has its own ruleCheck the textbook page: revisor.mn.gov (read October 2026)
Service prices$99 to $149 a yearPublished rates
Annual renewalNo feeCheck the textbook page: revisor.mn.gov (read October 2026)
Assignments6Listed below

You will leave able to

  • What Minnesota requires of a registered agent
  • Who can act as agent
  • Naming the agent with the state
  • How the picks compare

If you want someone else to file

The teacher's five criteria are on how we grade, and they decide the order.
Highest grade

1. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for owners with a tight budget

$99 per year (renews at $99)

Minnesota Registered Agent.co gets first place, and the reason is that $99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for an LLC that stays in the state.

Mainstay Filing loses to it on three-year tuition, and tuition is a big slice of the grade.

Covered by the tuition

  • A physical address in Minnesota
  • Legal papers scanned and posted for you

Strengths

  • Costs less per year than Mainstay Filing
  • A flat $99 yearly

Weak spots

  • A single-state service
  • Filing the annual renewal is not part of its service
Any state

2. Mainstay Filing: best for a nationwide agent at one price

$149 per year (renews at $149)

Grade number 2 belongs to Mainstay Filing, where $149 a year from one provider, including for states you add later.

Three years of tuition run $150 above Minnesota Registered Agent.co, and tuition is 30% of the grade.

Covered by the tuition

  • A street address for the registered office
  • Scans of papers served on the company, free and on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Strengths

  • Goes with you to any state
  • A flat $149 yearly

Weak spots

  • Minnesota Registered Agent.co is $50 a year lower
  • Report filing needs the formation package
One-state plan

3. MN Registered Agent.org: best for staying inside one state

$99 per year (renews at $99)

Our third pick, MN Registered Agent.org: $99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for an LLC that stays in the state.

Its prices match Minnesota Registered Agent.co's, so either works.

Covered by the tuition

  • A physical address in Minnesota
  • Legal papers scanned and posted for you

Strengths

  • A flat $99 yearly
  • Costs less per year than Mainstay Filing

Weak spots

  • A single-state service
  • Filing the annual renewal is not part of its service

3 services, side by side

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Minnesota Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3MN Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Listed prices, read November 13, 2026. Minnesota charges the same either way.

The Minnesota agent, in order

  1. Assignment
    1

    What Minnesota expects of an agent

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

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: revisor.mn.gov (read October 2026)

  2. Assignment
    2

    See 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. See Minn. Stat. § 5.36 for the text.

  3. Assignment
    3

    Use an office address that qualifies

    Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted.

    Each service in this class provides the in-state address.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Be your own agent or hire one

    Hiring from the graded agents costs $99 to $149 a year; serving yourself is the option for those who qualify.

  5. Assignment
    5

    Get the agent listed publicly

    The agent of a brand-new LLC is listed on the Articles of Organization, sent to the Minnesota Secretary of State. Swapping agents later means filing an amendment with the same office.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: revisor.mn.gov (read October 2026)

  6. Assignment
    6

    Watch the details

    Each year the annual renewal confirms the agent's details, by December 31.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: revisor.mn.gov (read October 2026)

The bill

What forWho gets paidAmount
The agentService$99 to $149 a year
From year twoService$99 to $149 a year
Annual renewalGoes to the stateNo fee
The state's fees come from official pages, listed below. Added up over three years they are the filing, two reports and, in a few states, a minimum tax.

The reasoning behind the grades

Tuition across three years settled first place in Minnesota. It is worth 30% of the grade, and the rest comes from homework the price does, year-two tuition, fit with the state class and fees a student can read.

Count three years and Minnesota Registered Agent.co totals $297, $150 below Mainstay Filing.

What students ask

Is a registered agent required in Minnesota?

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

Can I be my own registered agent?

Assignment 1 states the rule. Naming an agent is your call; assignments 2 and 3 cover it if you do.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes; the Minnesota Secretary of State takes change filings, and assignment 5 says what to send.

What does a registered agent cost in Minnesota?

Prices here run $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The state bills nothing for the annual renewal each time.

Which registered agent would you choose?

The grade order is Minnesota Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and MN Registered Agent.org, and Minnesota Registered Agent.co is first since a street address inside the state for the registered office, at $99 a year.

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Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. The Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source lesson rests on revisor.mn.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  2. The Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source lesson rests on revisor.mn.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  3. The Minnesota report due date lesson rests on sos.state.mn.us, read again in August 2026; check our work against it.
  4. The Minn lesson rests on revisor.mn.gov, read again in August 2026; check our work against it.
  5. The Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, official source lesson rests on sos.mn.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  6. The Minnesota registered agent statute lesson rests on revisor.mn.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  7. Tuition figures from Minnesota Registered Agent.co (pricing page), November 13, 2026
  8. Tuition figures from Mainstay Filing (Minnesota service page), November 13, 2026
  9. Tuition figures from MN Registered Agent.org (pricing page), November 13, 2026