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Resident Agent Services
If you're starting a business in Maryland, you'll need to set up a Registered Agent with the state. We make this easy with our expert service and notifications when important documents are received.
You don’t have to worry about the legal side of your business when you have a Registered Agent who provides registered agent services, business formations, annual filings, and Secretary of State compliance tasks. We also provide entity management and advisory services.
Why Is a Registered Agent Important?
Hiring a registered agent service in Maryland is an important decision. After all, your registered agent will be responsible for accepting legal notices on your behalf. If your documents are held up and you miss a critical deadline, you will be held liable. Your authority to do business in the state may even be revoked.
We understand that choosing whom to work with can be a daunting task. We want to make your life easier, so let us show you why we are the best choice for your business.
What to look for in a Registered Agent?
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Excellent Price: We are $125 Per Year.
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Local Office: Legit My Biz is now located in Waldorf, MD.
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Help, Not Just an Invoice: We'll remind you when it's time to renew your business registration, and we'll answer questions about your business.
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Online Account: You can manage your business with our Entity Management System and your own personal secure login.
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Reliable Document Delivery: We email your documents the same day we receive them.
Dependable and easy registered agent services
Managing a business is hard enough without the headache of keeping up with your legal documents. We keep you from worrying about losing important paperwork or making errors in filing, helping you run your business more smoothly.
What Legit My Biz Registered Agent Services offer:
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Affordable pricing, just $125/year to handle all of your documents
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We handle your paperwork with thorough accuracy
What do you get with your $125 registered agent service?
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Immediate Access to Digital Client Portal
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Use of Our Address for your Maryland Business Address
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Filing your annual reports for you at no cost (just pay a state filing fee of $300).
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Year-Round Compliance Monitoring & Online Tracking
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Email, SMS, and postcard alerts when filing deadlines are approaching
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All State Forms and Templates in Your Portal
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Junk mail shredding—we don’t forward garbage, we shred it!
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All Corporate Documents we Receive are Scanned for You in Real Time
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Weekly mail forwarding service from a company you can trust
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Schedule an appointment to pick up your mail
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Cancel for Free Anytime
A registered agent in Maryland receives the following on behalf of your business:
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Your original filing certificate
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Your rejection notice if you mess up your filing
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Your annual report notice
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Your annual report on delinquencies
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Your business license
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Department of Revenue notices
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Department of Employment Securities notices
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And of course, your service of process and complaints, should you get sued.
More Information
Why Do I Need a Registered Agent?
As required by Maryland State Law, Maryland Code § 2-10, all business entities registered with the state are required to appoint a registered agent. This statute was created to ensure that legal notices could be delivered reliably to businesses. Your business formation filing will not be approved by the Secretary of State without a registered agent.
How Do I Change My Registered Agent in Maryland?
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Hire us first. You must appoint a Maryland registered agent when filing your Articles of Incorporation.
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If you file without a registered agent, the Secretary will reject your application.
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When you hire Legit My Biz, all of your documents will be available in your online account as well as filing instructions on how to list us as your Registered Agent. Our goal is that you’ll have an easier time forming your company yourself after hiring us as your registered agent.
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Rest easy. We’re along for the ride and ready to make sure you don’t get lost on the way.
What Do Georgia Registered Agents Do?
We take our job very seriously. Here’s a little bit of what we do for you:
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We accept services of process, legal notifications, and official mail from the Secretary of State Office on your behalf.
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We maintain a physical address here in the State of Maryland. This address is called a “registered office.”
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We stay open during regular business hours to accept notices and mail on your behalf.
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We contact you when we receive mail, notifications, and processes.
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We help keep your personal home and office address off of permanent public records.
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We forward your documents to you in a timely manner.
Can I Be My Own Registered Agent in Maryland?
Absolutely. As long as you're okay listing your home address on your documents, we'll keep your info confidential.
Who Can Be a Registered Agent in Maryland?
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A resident of Maryland
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A domestic corporation
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A domestic LLC
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You cannot list the company name you are forming or registering as its own registered agent
Is My Information Made Public After I File?
Yes, it can be. But if you hire us, we can dramatically minimize your exposure. In Maryland, when you file your Articles of Incorporation, you must list the name and address of your Organizer/Incorporator. This information will be part of the public record. If you hire Legit My Biz, however, we will prepare your documents for you. We will act as your Organizer/Incorporator. This will keep your personal information out of the public record. We also will list our registered office address for all addresses required on the corporate registry to keep your home or office address offline.
Why Hire Legit My Biz?
As your Maryland Registered Agent, we make it our priority to be available when you need us. We’re open Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. This way, your business can receive mail and legal notices. It’s a vital role. And one we take very seriously.
What are the Terms and Conditions of the Resident Agent Service?
By opting for the Resident Agent Service, you agree to abide by our terms and conditions. Click here to read.
Legit My Biz is not a law firm nor a substitute for an attorney or law firm. The information and templates available on Legit My Biz’s website are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. Though Legit My Biz aims to keep its information and templates up-to-date and accurate because the law changes rapidly and because of variations in laws in different jurisdictions, Legit My Biz makes no guarantees as to the accuracy and completeness of the information. It is your responsibility to ensure that the information and templates you choose to utilize from Legit My Biz are appropriately tailored to and accurate for your particular business. Communications between you and Legit My Biz are not protected by the attorney-client privilege or as work product. You should contact an attorney in your state to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal issues or problems and/or state-specific requirements or customizations necessary for your business.