Updated September 6, 2026. Quick answer: In Florida, this role is called a registered agent, governed by Fla. Stat. Section 605.0113 (registered agent), Section 605.0114 (change), Section 48.062 (service of process cascade). Florida’s three-tier service cascade (agent, then member/manager, then Secretary of State only as a last resort) and its capped $5-per-day, $500-maximum penalty tied to litigation capacity rather than automatic dissolution are both distinctive among the states compared here.
What the address rule requires
Florida’s own change-of-agent form marks the registered-office field “MUST BE FLORIDA STREET ADDRESS,” in direct contrast to a separate mailing-address field marked “MAY BE POST OFFICE BOX.”
Who can serve as your registered agent
An individual Florida resident whose business address matches the registered office; a domestic entity authorized to do business with a matching address; or a foreign entity authorized to transact business in Florida with a matching address.
What happens if you don’t have one
Florida uses a three-tier service cascade: first the registered agent, then a member of a member-managed LLC or a manager of a manager-managed LLC, and only if both of those fail after reasonable diligence does service fall to the Secretary of State as the LLC’s agent of last resort. An LLC without a registered agent may not prosecute or maintain a court action in Florida until it comes into compliance, and separately faces a penalty of $5 for each day of noncompliance, capped at $500.
How to change your registered agent
$25.00 to file the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent. (source: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), official change-of-agent form)
| Citation | Fla. Stat. Section 605.0113 (registered agent), Section 605.0114 (change), Section 48.062 (service of process cascade) |
| Confidence | High |
This page covers what Florida’s own law requires. For the general question of whether you should pay a commercial service or serve as your own agent, see registered agent: do you actually need to pay for one.
Every citation on this page was read directly from the state’s own statute, Secretary of State site, or official filing form this session (or, where that site could not be reached, from an independently cross-checked legal-database mirror of the same codified text, disclosed below). General information, not legal advice; fees and specific procedures can change, and your state’s Secretary of State has the final say for any individual filing.
Related: Florida’s LLC Certificate of Good Standing cost, including who issues it and how fast you can get one.