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Class 2 · Utah

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

Graded for 2026, the best help with getting a registered agent in Utah comes from Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), UT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Utah Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), in that order. Assignment 1 is the Utah rule on a registered agent; 6 assignments later the appointment is on file.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Need-to-know facts

Is a registered agent required?YesCheck the textbook page: le.utah.gov (read October 2026)
What graded services charge$99 to $149 a yearRead from each company's price page
Annual Report/Renewal$18 a yearCheck the textbook page: corporations.utah.gov (read August 2026)
Class assignments6From first to last

Class goals

  • What the law says
  • Who is eligible and the address test
  • Naming the agent with the state
  • Who we would hire as agent

Utah: the graded services

Graded on the grading page: three-year tuition (30%), homework done (34%), year-two tuition, fit with the Utah class and fees a student can read.
Highest grade

1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners planning to grow

$149 per year (renews at $149)

In Utah, Mainstay Filing sits at the top of the class: the agent is $149 a year and can come along when the company adds a state.

Next to UT Registered Agent.org the three-year premium is $150, which the 34% weight on homework done outweighs.

Covered by the tuition

  • An office address inside the state
  • 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

  • $149 per year
  • Goes with you to any state

Weak spots

  • $50 a year above UT Registered Agent.org
  • An agent-only plan, so no report filing
Focused on Utah

2. UT Registered Agent.org: best for owners based in the state

$99 per year (renews at $99)

UT Registered Agent.org makes a respectable second: a street address inside the state for the registered office, at $99 a year.

Covered by the tuition

  • A Utah address for the registered office
  • Served documents appear online

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 each year, no increase

Weak spots

  • No help in other states
  • You finish the Annual Report/Renewal on your own
Focused on Utah

3. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for an in-state mailing address

$99 per year (renews at $99)

Utah Registered Agent.co makes a respectable third: a street address inside the state for the registered office, at $99 a year.

It charges exactly what UT Registered Agent.org charges.

Covered by the tuition

  • A Utah address for the registered office
  • Served documents appear online

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 each year, no increase

Weak spots

  • No help in other states
  • You finish the Annual Report/Renewal on your own

3 services, side by side

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2UT Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Utah Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Listed prices, read November 13, 2026. State fees do not change with your choice of agent.

Naming an Utah registered agent, assignment by assignment

  1. Assignment
    1

    The Utah rule in brief

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

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: le.utah.gov (read October 2026)

  2. Assignment
    2

    Check who is eligible

    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. The rule comes from Utah Code § 16-17-203.

  3. Assignment
    3

    Use an office address that qualifies

    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.

    Paying a service keeps your home address out of public records.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Choose between acting alone and hiring

    Qualify and you can serve yourself. A professional from the grade list runs $99 to $149 per year.

  5. Assignment
    5

    Put the agent on the state's record

    A new company names its agent when it files the Certificate of Organization; replacing the agent later takes another filing with the Utah Secretary of State.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: commerce.utah.gov (read October 2026)

  6. Assignment
    6

    Update when things change

    Utah keeps your agent's details current through the Annual Report/Renewal ($18, every year, due last day of the entity's anniversary month); notices about it land with the registered agent.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: corporations.utah.gov (read August 2026)

What the agent costs in Utah

What forWho gets paidCost
Hiring an agentService$99 to $149 a year
RenewalService$99 to $149 a year
Annual Report/RenewalThe state$18 every year
Rows for the state use Utah'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 the list runs this way

Homework the price does settled first place in Utah. It is worth 34% of the grade, and the rest comes from tuition across three years, year-two tuition, fit with the state class and fees a student can read.

One agent for every state beat the one-state plan.

What students ask

Could a Utah LLC skip a registered agent?

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

Can I be my own registered agent?

Yes, when you meet the who-may-serve and address rules in assignments 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes, any time. Assignment 5 shows how to file the change with the Utah Secretary of State.

What does a registered agent cost in Utah?

Prices here run $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

$18 every year for the Annual Report/Renewal.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Mainstay Filing, UT Registered Agent.org and Utah Registered Agent.co, from the highest grade to the lowest.

Keep learning

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. If you want proof of the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code facts, corporations.utah.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  2. If you want proof of the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code facts, corporations.utah.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  3. If you want proof of the Utah report due date facts, le.utah.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  4. If you want proof of the Utah Code § 48-3a-201 facts, le.utah.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  5. If you want proof of the Utah formation fee: Filing fee, official source facts, commerce.utah.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  6. If you want proof of the Utah registered agent statute facts, le.utah.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  7. The Utah service page at Mainstay Filing, November 13, 2026
  8. The pricing page at UT Registered Agent.org, November 13, 2026
  9. The pricing page at Utah Registered Agent.co, November 13, 2026