Connecticut LLC Registered Agent — Step 2 of 8
Every Connecticut LLC needs a registered agent — a person or company at a real Connecticut street address who's available during business hours to accept legal documents. You can act as your own agent for free, or hire a service for privacy and consistency.
A Connecticut registered agent must have a physical Connecticut street address (no P.O. boxes) and be available during normal business hours to accept service of process and official mail. You can be your own agent for free if you meet those requirements, appoint another Connecticut resident, or hire a commercial registered agent service — typically $100–$150/year — for privacy and reliability.
- Address type
- Physical CT street
- P.O. box
- Not allowed
- Availability
- Business hours
- Self-serve cost
- $0
- Service cost
- ~$100–$150/yr
- Change of agent fee
- $50
- Next step
- Step 3 →
What Connecticut Requires
Every Connecticut LLC must continuously maintain a registered agent listed with the Secretary of the State. The requirements are straightforward:
- Physical Connecticut street address — a P.O. box alone doesn't qualify; the agent needs a real, physical in-state location.
- Available during normal business hours — to personally accept service of process and official state correspondence.
- Individual Connecticut resident (18+) or a registered CT entity — either qualifies, as long as the address requirement is met.
- Can be you, a co-owner, or a hired service — Connecticut allows self-service as long as you meet the address and availability rules.
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Changing Your Registered Agent Later
If your situation changes — you move, stop wanting your home address public, or your agent service isn't working out — you can update your registered agent any time by filing a change with the Secretary of the State online for a $50 fee.
Your registered agent address is public recordWhatever address you list as your registered agent becomes part of Connecticut's public business filings, searchable by anyone. If you're operating out of your home and don't want your personal address publicly associated with your LLC, a commercial registered agent service keeps that address off the public record entirely.
- ✓Free Connecticut registered agent for your first year
- ✓Forms your Connecticut LLC for $39 + the $120 state fee
- ✓Keeps your home address off the public record
- ✓No upsells · No data selling · Privacy by Default
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Connecticut Registered Agent — FAQ
Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. The guidance here — Connecticut's physical-address and business-hours requirements, the self-service option, and the $50 change-of-agent fee — reflects current Connecticut Secretary of the State guidance. This is educational information, not legal advice.
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