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

2026 route for a registered agent in Maryland: Maryland Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and MD Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), ranked first to last. No Maryland LLC gets by without a resident agent. Add up the state's yearly tolls and the figure is $300, ranking 44th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Tolls on the Maryland route

44th

of 50 when a year of tolls is added

The route starts at the smallest toll (shared mile). Open the 50-state route map

Resident agent required
Yes
Measured against mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 2026
Business Entity Annual Report
$300 / yr
The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: April 15. Measured against dat.maryland.gov, August 2026
State toll, one year
$300
One year of state tolls

Maryland: services on the route

Five weighted criteria set the stops in order, with three-year cost and steps covered counting most (the method lists them).

1. Maryland Registered Agent.co: best for a business with one state on the map

Stop one$99 for the first lap, the same for the next

Maryland Registered Agent.co is stop one: a Maryland-only fare: $99 a year, $99 later.

The three-year fare sits under Mainstay Filing's, the factor we weight most.

The fare covers

  • Street address the state can reach
  • Scanned copies of served papers appear online

On the plus side

  • Under Mainstay Filing on the yearly fare
  • A flat $99/yr

On the minus side

  • Maryland and no farther
  • You clear the Business Entity Annual Report yourself
Visit Maryland Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

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

One ticket$149 for the first lap, the same for the next

Continuing, Mainstay Filing is the second alternative, since a single $149 agent fare that goes along if the company crosses into another state.

A $150 gap against Maryland Registered Agent.co across three years keeps it from the lead.

The fare covers

  • Street address in Maryland on the public map
  • 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

  • A single provider for any destination
  • $149 a year, level at renewal

On the minus side

  • A yearly premium of $50 over Maryland Registered Agent.co
  • An agent-only ticket, so the reports stay with the owner
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. MD Registered Agent.org: best for a second route within Maryland

Home-state route$99 for the first lap, the same for the next

Farther along, MD Registered Agent.org, where a Maryland-only fare: $99 a year, $99 later.

Maryland Registered Agent.co and this provider publish the same fares.

The fare covers

  • Street address the state can reach
  • Scanned copies of served papers appear online

On the plus side

  • A flat $99/yr
  • Under Mainstay Filing on the yearly fare

On the minus side

  • Maryland and no farther
  • You clear the Business Entity Annual Report yourself
Visit MD Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Maryland route services in one table

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

All fares shown are as the providers listed them on November 12, 2026. State tolls stay put with any agent.

Maryland agent route calculator

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat (the Business Entity Annual Report beginning in year two). The opening fee is not in the total.

3 years with Maryland Registered Agent.co: $897 in all, split $600 state and $297 provider.

Maryland and the stops on either side of it

MileStateYearly state fees
42ndKentucky$190
43rdNorth Carolina$200
44thMaryland$300
44thTennessee$300
46thNevada$350

For the other states, open Registered agent rules by state.

Maryland resident agent rules in the state's own words

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a Maryland address on file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; P.O. boxes are not accepted. The LLC also keeps a principal office in Maryland.

Allowed drivers: A Maryland resident, or a Maryland corporation, LLC or limited partnership. The sign points to Md. Code, Corps. & Ass'ns § 1-101(x).

Keeping a Maryland LLC on the road, 2026

Mail on the Business Entity Annual Report reaches your resident agent; the stop costs $300 every year and closes April 15.

How the Maryland stops were ordered

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

Maryland Registered Agent.co leads on cost, at $297 for the three-year ride and $150 short of Mainstay Filing.

Common questions

Does every Maryland LLC have to carry a resident agent?

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

Who is allowed to serve as the resident agent on a Maryland route?

A Maryland resident, or a Maryland corporation, LLC or limited partnership.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Maryland?

Our picks cost $99 to $149 per lap.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

$300 a year by our one-year measure, which is the Business Entity Annual Report ($300 every year).

Which registered agents are on this route?

Maryland Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and MD Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in ranked order along the route.

Which registered agent should I take?

Take Maryland Registered Agent.co first and Mainstay Filing and MD Registered Agent.org after it; what separates Maryland Registered Agent.co is three-year charge on the route.

More from this state

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker: Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation is documented at dat.maryland.gov, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker: Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation is documented at dat.maryland.gov, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker: Maryland report due date is documented at dat.maryland.gov, logged August 2026.
  4. Marker: Md is documented at mgaleg.maryland.gov, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker: Maryland formation fee: Filing fee, official source is documented at mgaleg.maryland.gov, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker: Maryland formation fee: Filing fee, official source is documented at egov.maryland.gov, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker: Maryland registered agent statute is documented at mgaleg.maryland.gov, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker: Kentucky Secretary of State is documented at sos.ky.gov, logged August 2026.
  9. Marker: Kentucky Secretary of State is documented at sos.ky.gov, logged August 2026.
  10. Marker: Kentucky other cost: Limited Liability Entity Tax, official is documented at revenue.ky.gov, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State is documented at sosnc.gov, logged August 2026.
  12. Marker: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State is documented at sosnc.gov, logged August 2026.
  13. Marker: Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business Services is documented at tnbear.tn.gov, logged August 2026.
  14. Marker: Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business Services is documented at sos.tn.gov, logged August 2026.
  15. Marker: Tennessee yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source is documented at sos.tn.gov, logged October 2026.
  16. Marker: Nevada yearly filing: Annual list + license: fees is documented at nvsos.gov, logged October 2026.
  17. Pricing page, Maryland Registered Agent.co, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  18. Maryland service page, Mainstay Filing, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
  19. Pricing page, MD Registered Agent.org, company site surveyed November 12, 2026