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Maine Registered Agent Route (2026): Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

2026 route for a registered agent in Maine: Maine Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and ME Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), ranked first to last. Every Maine LLC has to carry a registered agent on its route. Yearly tolls from the state run $85, which is 37th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

The Maine route in figures

37th

of fifty by yearly state tolls

Mile 1 is the lightest toll. See the full map

Registered agent required
Yes
Measured against legislature.maine.gov, October 2026
Annual report
$85 / yr
The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: June 1. Measured against maine.gov, August 2026
State toll, one year
$85
What the state tolls in a typical year

Who walks the Maine route for you

The criteria and weights behind the order are in the method.

1. Maine Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest flat agent fare

Route pick$99/yr to begin, $99/yr later

Begin at Maine Registered Agent.co, since a flat $99 each year, and papers served on the company are scanned and forwarded.

Its three-year provider cost is below Mainstay Filing's, and cost is our heaviest weight at 35%.

The fare covers

  • An office address on this route
  • Served papers reach you as scans

On the plus side

  • Yearly fare beneath Mainstay Filing's
  • A flat $99/yr

On the minus side

  • Runs in Maine only; other states need their own agent
  • The annual report checkpoint is not cleared for you
Visit Maine Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Mainstay Filing: best for a single provider for any destination

Goes anywhere$149/yr to begin, $149/yr later

Farther along, Mainstay Filing, where a flat $149 yearly fare from a provider that runs in every state.

Maine Registered Agent.co comes in $150 lower over the three years.

The fare covers

  • Maine registered office, address supplied
  • If papers are served on the company, they are scanned the same business day at no cost
  • Letters from government offices are scanned free, the first three each year
  • The same service runs for corporations, partnerships and nonprofits

On the plus side

  • $149 yearly, no step up
  • Fifty-state reach

On the minus side

  • $50 extra a lap against Maine Registered Agent.co
  • The agent role only; the owner clears the report checkpoints
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. ME Registered Agent.org: best for an office address on the route

Built for Maine$99/yr to begin, $99/yr later

The next stop, number 3, is ME Registered Agent.org: a flat $99 each year, and papers served on the company are scanned and forwarded.

Maine Registered Agent.co charges the same fares.

The fare covers

  • An office address on this route
  • Served papers reach you as scans

On the plus side

  • Yearly fare beneath Mainstay Filing's
  • A flat $99/yr

On the minus side

  • Runs in Maine only; other states need their own agent
  • The annual report checkpoint is not cleared for you
Visit ME Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The route as numbers

StopProviderYearly rateRenewal rateProvider cost, three years
1Maine Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Maine 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.
3ME Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit ME Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

We read every provider's price page on November 12, 2026. State tolls stay put with any agent.

Upkeep route calculator

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat (the annual report beginning in year two). The opening fee is not in the total.

$170 in state tolls plus $297 paid to Maine Registered Agent.co makes $467 over 3 years.

Maine and the stops on either side of it

MileStateYearly state fees
34thNew Jersey$75
36thConnecticut$80
37thMaine$85
38thNew Hampshire$100
38thOregon$100

Every state is plotted in Registered agent rules by state.

Maine registered agent requirements by statute

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. A noncommercial agent lists a physical street address in Maine, not a P.O. box. Commercial agents keep their address on file with the state.

Who may serve on this route: A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, or a noncommercial agent: an individual or entity serving as agent in Maine, or the holder of a named position in the company. Source of the rule: 5 M.R.S. § 105.

What Maine bills every lap

Mail on the annual report reaches your registered agent; the stop costs $85 every year and closes June 1.

What put the first stop first

Three-year charge on the route (35%) is the criterion on which Maine Registered Agent.co outscored Mainstay Filing here.

Three laps with Maine Registered Agent.co cost $297 in provider fares, $150 less than Mainstay Filing.

Maine FAQ

Does every Maine LLC have to carry a registered agent?

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

Who is allowed to serve as the registered agent on a Maine route?

A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, or a noncommercial agent: an individual or entity serving as agent in Maine, or the holder of a named position in the company.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Maine?

Allow $99 to $149 each year.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

$85 a year by our one-year measure, which is the annual report ($85 every year).

Which registered agents are on this route?

Maine Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and ME Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), stop by stop.

Which registered agent should I take?

Maine Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and ME Registered Agent.org, in route order.

Connecting routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker for Maine Secretary of State: the page at maine.gov, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker for Maine Secretary of State: the page at maine.gov, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker for Maine report due date: the page at maine.gov, logged August 2026.
  4. Marker for 31 M.R.S. sec. 1531: the page at legislature.maine.gov, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker for Maine formation fee: Filing fee, official source: the page at legislature.maine.gov, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker for Maine registered agent statute: the page at legislature.maine.gov, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker for New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services: the page at njportal.com, logged August 2026.
  8. Marker for New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services: the page at njportal.com, logged August 2026.
  9. Marker for Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division: the page at business.ct.gov, logged August 2026.
  10. Marker for Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division: the page at business.ct.gov, logged August 2026.
  11. Marker for Connecticut yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source: the page at business.ct.gov, logged October 2026.
  12. Marker for New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division: the page at sos.nh.gov, logged August 2026.
  13. Marker for New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division: the page at sos.nh.gov, logged August 2026.
  14. Marker for Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: the page at sos.oregon.gov, logged August 2026.
  15. Marker for Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division: the page at sos.oregon.gov, logged August 2026.
  16. Pricing page, Maine Registered Agent.co, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  17. Maine service page, Mainstay Filing, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  18. Pricing page, ME Registered Agent.org, company site surveyed November 12, 2026