New Jersey · Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services
New Jersey wants a street-address agent — plus a $75 anniversary-month report.
Formation funnels sell a “New Jersey business address” as if any mailbox will do and treat agent switches as free paperwork. The Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act is clearer: continuously maintain an office and an agent for service of process in this State, put street and mailing addresses on the certificate and on any change statement, pay $25 to change the office or agent, and still file the $75 annual report by the last day of your formation month.
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What §§14, 15, and 18 say
| Item | Published rule |
|---|---|
| Continuous office and agent | §14(a): every LLC shall designate and continuously maintain in this State (1) an office, which need not be a place of its activity in this State, and (2) an agent for service of process. Foreign LLCs with authority have the same duty (§14(b)). |
| Who may be the agent | §14(c): an individual who is a resident of this State, or another person with authority to transact business in this State. |
| Street and mailing addresses | §18(b)(2): the certificate of formation must state the street and mailing addresses of the initial registered office and the name of the initial agent at that office. §15(a) change statements likewise list street and mailing addresses for the current and (if changing) new registered office and agent. |
| How to change | §15(a): file a statement of change naming the company, current office street/mailing addresses, new office addresses if changing, current agent name and street/mailing addresses, and the new agent information if changing. Effective when filed by the filing office (§15(e) in the enacted chapter). |
| Missing agent → filing office | §17(b): if the company does not appoint or maintain an agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the agent’s street address, the filing office is an agent upon whom process may be served. DORES lists a separate Service of Process fee of $75 on the LLC schedule. |
| Agent resignation | §16: the agent files a resignation statement; the appointment ends on the earlier of an effective replacement filing or the 31st day after the resignation is filed. |
Fees we can put in a table
| Instrument | Fee | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Change of registered office or agent | $25 | DORES LLC schedule: Change of Registered Office or Agent or Both (also resignation of agent without successor) is $25. Same $25 when changed inside an annual report or reinstatement; standalone portal change adds $3 card / $1 eCheck service fee (FAQ). |
| Annual report (LLC) | $75 | DORES LLC schedule and Annual Report FAQ: $75 for a limited liability company (credit card +$3 / eCheck +$0.50 on the portal). Online filing at njportal.com/DOR/AnnualReports. |
| LLC annual-report window | — | Business.NJ.gov: due every year on the last day of the month in which you completed formation. The business must file even without a state notice; failure can lead to revocation / inactivity under the chapter’s two-year miss rule (§26(b)). |
| Service of process via filing office | $75 | DORES LLC schedule lists Service of Process at $75. That is the fallback path when §17(b) makes the filing office the company’s agent — not a substitute for keeping a street-address agent on file. |
What this page does not do
It does not quote all of Title 42 Chapter 2C, does not walk through the njportal annual-report wizard, and does not pick an agent for you. Change filing compared with TX/FL/CA/WY/NY/DE/IL/GA/NC/PA: change of agent.
Questions
Does a New Jersey LLC need a registered agent?
Yes. N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14(a) requires every limited liability company to designate and continuously maintain in this State both an office (which need not be a place of its activity) and an agent for service of process. Foreign LLCs with a certificate of authority have the same duty under §14(b). The agent must be a New Jersey resident individual or another person with authority to transact business in this State (§14(c)).
Can the New Jersey registered office be a P.O. Box alone?
The Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act asks for street and mailing addresses on the certificate of formation (§18(b)(2)) and on a statement of change (§15(a)). A P.O. Box alone does not supply the required street-address field. Service under §17 also looks for the agent at the agent’s street address.
How much is a New Jersey change of registered agent?
The Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES) LLC fee schedule lists Change of Registered Office or Agent or Both at $25 (retrieved 10 September 2026). The Annual Reports FAQ says the same $25 applies when you change the agent inside an annual report or reinstatement; a standalone change adds a portal service fee ($3 credit card or $1 eCheck) on top of the $25 statutory charge.
What is the New Jersey LLC annual report fee and due date?
DORES lists the LLC annual report at $75. Business.NJ.gov (Taxes and Annual Report) says every business must file, that the fee is $75, and that the report is due every year on the last day of the month in which you completed formation — even if you never get a state notice. N.J.S.A. 42:2C-26 requires the report and, after two consecutive missed years, moves a domestic LLC certificate to an inactive list.
Sources
Official vendor, secretary of state, or statute pages. Third-party “best of” lists were not used. Retrieval dates are on each row.
- N.J.S.A. 42:2C-14 (continuous office and agent for service of process in this State) Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- N.J.S.A. 42:2C-15 (statement of change; street and mailing addresses) Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- N.J.S.A. 42:2C-16 (resignation of agent; ends earlier of replacement or 31st day) Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- N.J.S.A. 42:2C-17 (service; filing office is agent if none maintained / not found at street address) Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- N.J.S.A. 42:2C-18 (certificate of formation: street and mailing addresses of registered office) Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- N.J.S.A. 42:2C-26 (annual report; two consecutive misses → inactive list) Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- NJ DORES — LLC filing fees (change of registered office/agent $25; annual report $75; service of process $75) Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- NJ Online Annual Report FAQ (LLC AR $75; change RA $25; standalone portal service fee) Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- Business.NJ.gov — Taxes and Annual Report ($75; due last day of formation month) Retrieved 2026-09-10.