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Class 2 · New Mexico

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

Pop quiz answer for New Mexico in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), NM Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and New Mexico Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) are the services to use for getting a registered agent, best grade first. Assignment 1 is the New Mexico rule on a registered agent; 6 assignments later the appointment is on file.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Need-to-know facts

Legally requiredYesCheck the textbook page: nmonesource.com (read October 2026)
Service prices$99 to $149 a yearPublished rates
How many assignments6From first to last

Class goals

  • Why New Mexico wants an agent on file
  • The address and eligibility rules
  • How to name or swap the agent
  • The agents we picked

Who we would hire in New Mexico

Three-year tuition and homework done weigh the most; how we grade lists all five criteria.
Highest grade

1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners planning to grow

$149 a year, $149 at renewal

Mainstay Filing gets first place, and the reason is that an agent fee of $149 a year that holds across all fifty states.

You pay $150 extra across three years compared with NM Registered Agent.org, and you keep less of the paperwork.

Covered by the tuition

  • A New Mexico street address for the record
  • 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

  • One price in all fifty states
  • $149 each year, no increase

Weak spots

  • $50 a year above NM Registered Agent.org
  • Agent service and nothing more
One-state plan

2. NM Registered Agent.org: best for owners with a tight budget

$99 a year, $99 at renewal

NM Registered Agent.org lands in second place: $99 a year, with scanned copies of served papers placed in an online account.

Covered by the tuition

  • A registered office address
  • Scans of anything served on the LLC

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • Price $99; renews at $99

Weak spots

  • A single-state service
One-state plan

3. New Mexico Registered Agent.co: best for another local option

$99 a year, $99 at renewal

New Mexico Registered Agent.co lands in third place: $99 a year, with scanned copies of served papers placed in an online account.

NM Registered Agent.org and this service cost the same.

Covered by the tuition

  • A registered office address
  • Scans of anything served on the LLC

Strengths

  • Price $99; renews at $99
  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing

Weak spots

  • A single-state service

The New Mexico grades compared

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2NM Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit NM Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3New Mexico Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit New Mexico Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices come from each company's own site, read November 13, 2026. Switching agents does not change what the state charges.

The assignments

  1. Assignment
    1

    Learn the requirement

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

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: nmonesource.com (read October 2026)

  2. Assignment
    2

    Check who is eligible

    A New Mexico resident, or a corporation, LLC or partnership formed in New Mexico or authorized there whose place of business is the registered office. (NMSA 1978, § 53-19-5)

  3. Assignment
    3

    Pass the address test

    The address has to be a street address in New Mexico. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    Every graded service supplies the New Mexico office address.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Settle on the person or company

    If you pass the tests above, you can name yourself; hiring one of the graded agents costs $99 to $149 a year.

  5. Assignment
    5

    Name the agent in your filing

    The Articles of Organization asks for the agent's name and address, and the New Mexico Secretary of State also takes change filings from LLCs that switch agents.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: nmonesource.com (read October 2026)

  6. Assignment
    6

    Check the record every year

    With nothing due in the way of a report, your one job is keeping the registered agent appointment current.

New Mexico agent costs

Line itemWho gets paidAmount
The agentThe service$99 to $149 a year
Agent renewalThe service$99 to $149 a year
Rows for the state use New Mexico's published fee schedules (see the textbook pages beneath the table), and each service row uses that company's own price. Over three years the state row adds the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax.

Why Mainstay Filing is first

Homework the price does makes up 34% of the grade, and that is where got ahead in New Mexico.

An agent that can follow your LLC into any state earned a higher grade than NM Registered Agent.org's lower price.

New Mexico questions

Is having a registered agent the law in New Mexico?

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

Can I be my own registered agent?

Yes, if you pass the eligibility and address tests in assignments 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

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

What does a registered agent cost in New Mexico?

The graded agents charge $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The state charges nothing for a report.

Which registered agent would you choose?

The grade order is Mainstay Filing, NM Registered Agent.org and New Mexico Registered Agent.co, and Mainstay Filing is first since $149 a year, $149 at renewal, and the same plan is on offer in every other state.

Keep learning

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. Class notes on NMSA 1978, § 53-19-7 and § 53-19-8 come straight from nmonesource.com (reread August 2026).
  2. New Mexico service page from Mainstay Filing as of November 13, 2026
  3. pricing page from NM Registered Agent.org as of November 13, 2026
  4. pricing page from New Mexico Registered Agent.co as of November 13, 2026