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Registered agent guide · Missouri

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

For a registered agent in Missouri, our 2026 routing puts Missouri Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), MO Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) in that order. A route with no yearly state toll leaves one expense to plan for, the registered agent.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

The Missouri route in figures

1st

by the one-year odometer, of 50

Mile 1 is the lightest toll, same mile as other states. The whole route, all fifty states

Registered agent required
Yes
Survey of revisor.mo.gov, October 2026
State toll, one year
$0
A year of the report toll, plus any minimum tax

Route services for Missouri

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

1. Missouri Registered Agent.co: best for companies that stay inside Missouri

First on the route$99/yr to begin, $99/yr later

Stop one, Missouri Registered Agent.co: $99 a year buys an agent whose office address lies inside the state.

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

The fare covers

  • Genuine office address in Missouri
  • Scanned copies of served papers appear online

On the plus side

  • Costs less per lap than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 a year, unchanged at renewal

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
Visit Missouri Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. MO Registered Agent.org: best for an office address on the route

Home-state route$99/yr to begin, $99/yr later

MO Registered Agent.org sits at stop 2 because $99 a year buys an agent whose office address lies inside the state.

Fare for fare, it equals Missouri Registered Agent.co.

The fare covers

  • Genuine office address in Missouri
  • Scanned copies of served papers appear online

On the plus side

  • $99 a year, unchanged at renewal
  • Costs less per lap than Mainstay Filing

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
Visit MO Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent along the whole route

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

Mainstay Filing sits at stop 3 because a flat $149 yearly fare from a provider that runs in every state.

Missouri Registered Agent.co is $150 cheaper over three years, which accounts for its higher placement.

The fare covers

  • Missouri 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

  • One fare on every route
  • $149 per lap

On the minus side

  • Missouri Registered Agent.co charges $50 less per lap
  • This ticket does not include report filing
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Fares in a row

StopProviderYearly rateRenewal rateProvider cost, three years
1Missouri Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Missouri Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2MO Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit MO Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Each fare was read from the provider's own pages on November 12, 2026. Switching agents leaves the state tolls where they are.

Agent fares and state tolls by year

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat. The opening fee is not in the total.

Missouri Registered Agent.co for 3 years totals $297: $0 in state tolls and $297 in provider fares.

Missouri and the stops on either side of it

MileStateYearly state fees
1stMinnesota$0
1stMississippi$0
1stMissouri$0
1stNew Mexico$0
1stOhio$0

Every state is plotted in Registered agent rules by state.

What the road rules say about a registered agent in Missouri

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a physical street address in Missouri. A P.O. box can be listed only together with a street address.

Who may be named: A Missouri resident, or a corporation authorized in Missouri, whose business office is the registered office. Authority: RSMo 347.030.

Keeping a Missouri LLC on the road, 2026

Missouri skips the yearly report, but a registered agent still has to be in place.

Basis for the order

Missouri Registered Agent.co won the lead on three-year charge on the route, worth 35% of the total; MO Registered Agent.org came next.

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

Common questions

Does every Missouri 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 Missouri route?

A Missouri resident, or a corporation authorized in Missouri, whose business office is the registered office.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Missouri?

Allow $99 to $149 each year.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

Nothing. Missouri collects no yearly report toll, so no state charge recurs.

Which registered agents are on this route?

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

Which registered agent should I take?

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

Nearby routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker revisor.mo.gov, covering RSMo 347.037, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker sos.mo.gov, covering Missouri formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  3. Marker revisor.mo.gov, covering Missouri registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  4. Marker sos.mo.gov, covering Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker sos.mo.gov, covering Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division, logged August 2026.
  6. Marker revisor.mn.gov, covering Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker revisor.mn.gov, covering Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker sos.ms.gov, covering Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division, logged August 2026.
  9. Marker sos.ms.gov, covering Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division, logged August 2026.
  10. Marker sos.ms.gov, covering Mississippi yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker sos.nm.gov, covering New Mexico Secretary of State, Corporations and Business, logged August 2026.
  12. Marker sos.nm.gov, covering New Mexico Secretary of State, Corporations and Business, logged August 2026.
  13. Marker ohiosos.gov, covering Ohio Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  14. Marker ohiosos.gov, covering Ohio Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  15. Missouri Registered Agent.co (pricing page), survey of November 12, 2026
  16. MO Registered Agent.org (pricing page), survey of November 12, 2026
  17. Mainstay Filing (Missouri service page), survey of November 12, 2026