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

Taking a registered agent in New Hampshire as the destination, the services in 2026 line up as Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), New Hampshire Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and NH Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). Carrying a registered agent is part of staying legal in New Hampshire. The state's tolls repeat at $100 a year, mile 38th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

New Hampshire, measured

38th

of 50 when a year of tolls is added

Counted from the lightest toll up, side by side with other states. See the full map

Registered agent required
Yes
October 2026 survey: gc.nh.gov
Annual report
$100 / yr
The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: April 1. August 2026 survey: sos.nh.gov
State toll, one year
$100
One year of state tolls

Route services for New Hampshire

Read the method for all five criteria; the two heaviest are three-year cost and how many steps the fare covers.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies that might cross into other states

Start here$149 a lap (renewal $149)

Mainstay Filing is stop one: a single $149 agent fare that goes along if the company crosses into another state.

Its three-year provider cost runs $150 above New Hampshire Registered Agent.co's, and in exchange more of the state's checkpoints are cleared for you.

The fare covers

  • A street address that serves as your registered office
  • 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 per lap
  • One fare on every route

On the minus side

  • $50 extra a lap against New Hampshire Registered Agent.co
  • This ticket does not include report filing
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: best for a small agent budget

Home-state route$99 a lap (renewal $99)

The next stop, number 2, is New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: a New Hampshire-only fare: $99 a year, $99 later.

The fare covers

  • Street address the state can reach
  • Served papers reach you as scans

On the plus side

  • A lighter yearly fare than the national pick
  • Fare $99, renewal fare $99

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
  • Annual report stays with you
Visit New Hampshire Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. NH Registered Agent.org: best for a second route within New Hampshire

Home-state route$99 a lap (renewal $99)

The next stop, number 3, is NH Registered Agent.org: a New Hampshire-only fare: $99 a year, $99 later.

New Hampshire Registered Agent.co charges the same fares.

The fare covers

  • Street address the state can reach
  • Served papers reach you as scans

On the plus side

  • A lighter yearly fare than the national pick
  • Fare $99, renewal fare $99

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
  • Annual report stays with you
Visit NH Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The route as numbers

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

Fares as listed on November 12, 2026. Switching agents leaves the state tolls where they are.

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.

$200 in state tolls plus $447 paid to Mainstay Filing makes $647 over 3 years.

New Hampshire and the stops on either side of it

MileStateYearly state fees
36thConnecticut$80
37thMaine$85
38thNew Hampshire$100
38thOregon$100
40thFlorida$138.75

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

New Hampshire registered 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 physical street address in New Hampshire; filings that list an out-of-state address are not processed. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

Who may be named: A New Hampshire resident, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, whose office is the registered office. The sign points to N.H. RSA 304-C:36.

Keeping a New Hampshire LLC on the road, 2026

Beside the agent, the LLC clears the annual report every year at $100, April 1. A late arrival costs $50.

Why Mainstay Filing leads the route

Mainstay Filing won the lead on steps the service takes over, worth 27% of the total; New Hampshire Registered Agent.co came next.

An agent that travels with you into every state outscored New Hampshire Registered Agent.co's lower fare.

New Hampshire registered agent questions

Does every New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire route?

A New Hampshire resident, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, whose office is the registered office.

What does registered agent service cost per year for New Hampshire?

Our picks cost $99 to $149 per lap.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

$100 a year by our one-year measure, which is the annual report ($100 every year).

Which registered agents are on this route?

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

Which registered agent should I take?

Take Mainstay Filing first and New Hampshire Registered Agent.co and NH Registered Agent.org after it; what separates Mainstay Filing is steps the service takes over.

Other routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker, via sos.nh.gov: New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker, via sos.nh.gov: New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker, via gencourt.state.nh.us: New Hampshire report due date, logged August 2026.
  4. Marker, via gc.nh.gov: N.H, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker, via gc.nh.gov: New Hampshire formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker, via gc.nh.gov: New Hampshire registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker, via business.ct.gov: Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division, logged August 2026.
  8. Marker, via business.ct.gov: Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division, logged August 2026.
  9. Marker, via business.ct.gov: Connecticut yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  10. Marker, via maine.gov: Maine Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  11. Marker, via maine.gov: Maine Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  12. Marker, via sos.oregon.gov: Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, logged August 2026.
  13. Marker, via sos.oregon.gov: Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, logged August 2026.
  14. Marker, via dos.fl.gov: Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, logged August 2026.
  15. Marker, via dos.fl.gov: Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, logged August 2026.
  16. Marker, via flsenate.gov: Florida yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  17. Mainstay Filing: New Hampshire service page, surveyed on the company site November 12, 2026
  18. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: pricing page, surveyed on the company site November 12, 2026
  19. NH Registered Agent.org: pricing page, surveyed on the company site November 12, 2026