Oregon Registered Agent
Get a professional Oregon Registered Agent to secure your privacy and keep your business in compliance with Oregon’s Secretary of State.
Any willing person over 18 can be your registered agent, but hiring a professional service ensures that your business always get prompt notices, keeps personal information off public documents, and puts a safeguard between you and tricky state deadlines.
What Is a Registered Agent?
A registered agent is a person or company that you designate to receive legal mail (like service of process) on behalf of your business. Registered agents exist to provide an official and reliable way to contact your business.
If your business is ever served with a lawsuit, the process server will deliver the paperwork directly to your registered agent. At that point, your business is legally considered served. The registered agent should then forward you your mail, quickly and securely.
What are the legal requirements for an Oregon registered agent?
Oregon's registered agent requirements mandate that registered agents must:
- Be a state resident or a company that provides registered agent services.
- Maintain a physical address in Oregon (no P.O. Boxes or virtual offices).
- Accept legal documents during normal business hours (9 AM to 5 PM).
At a minimum, your registered agent must list a physical address on the public record and be present at that address during business hours. But ideally, your registered agent should do more.
You can be your own agent, appoint someone else, or hire a service like Registered Agent Center. When you hire us, you can use our Portland address instead of yours—protecting your privacy. Limited free Oregon mail forwarding of up to five non-state mail scans per year is included.
Need a more robust mail or low cost business address solution? Our Oregon Mail Forwarding and Oregon Virtual Office services are an excellent value.
How To Be Your Own Registered Agent
If you don't mind your name and address being part of the public record, you may act as your own registered agent in Oregon. Keep in mind that you must keep regular business hours at this address so that you can be available to accept service of process.
To act as your own registered agent, simply fill out your name and address on the formation documents in the spaces where it asks for registered agent information when forming your business.
Change Your Oregon Registered Agent
There are two ways to change your registered agent in Oregon.
- 1Hire us and we'll complete the change of agent form for you for free.
- 2Do it yourself and file a Change of Registered Agent/Address Form with the Oregon Secretary of State. There is no fee to file this form.
Change Your Registered Agent to Yourself in Oregon
If you have already formed your company, you can change your Oregon agent by filing a Change of Registered Agent/Address Form with Oregon's SOS. If you mail in the form, it will take roughly one week to process, and the same goes for a faxed-in filing. If you deliver it in person or mail your form via FedEx, processing will only take a day. Here are some pointers for filing the form:
- You will need your registry number. If you do a name search on the Oregon Secretary of State website, you will be able to find the number for your Oregon LLC or Oregon corporation. This is an identification number for your business, given to it by the state when you form your business.
- Put your name and address in the spaces where it asks for new registered agent information.
- If you do not want to mail it, you can file via fax. Fax file the credit card cover sheet and Change of Registered Agent form. There is no fee unless you request a confirmation copy, which is $5.
- You are now your own registered agent!
Being your own registered agent in Oregon is pretty simple. The only concern, however, is whether you want your name and address to become public information—this makes it accessible to anyone. Also, if your address is liable to change frequently or you are unable to maintain the required business hours, it could be a hassle to serve as your own registered agent.
Our Oregon Registered Agent Service
Whether you've got an Oregon LLC, Oregon corporation, or an Oregon nonprofit, selecting the right registered agent is a critical decision for your business's success. That's where Registered Agent Center comes in.
Registered Agent Center provides all of our registered agent customers with the tools they need to be successful, including:
Same-Day Scans
We scan your legal docs the same day we receive them and reach out if your essential mail goes unread.
Privacy by Default®
We list our business address on public docs to keep your personal info safe. And unlike those other guys, we never sell your data.
Corporate Guides®
Have questions? Our Corporate Guides® have answers. Real people, not robots. Smart, experienced business experts that are here to help with whatever you throw at them.
Brand Protection
Keep an eye on your business name, domains, and trademarks, with built-in Brand Protection. We'll alert you to potential conflicts early, and give you simple tools to build and manage your brand all in one place, totally free.
Want more? Of course you do. Registered Agent Center automatically gives all of our customers a full Business Identity. That means you get a domain that aligns with your business name, a customizable website, a legit business email, and a separate phone line all at no extra charge. You'll instantly have everything you need to look legitimate, build trust, and start doing business the right way from day one!
Order Registered Agent Service in Oregon
You sign up online, clicking on one of the buttons or links that says HIRE US.
We collect the first year's fee for registered agent service up front.
For new businesses, once your business registration filing with the Oregon Secretary of State is complete, we'll become your registered agent.
About a year later, we'll send an invoice for another year of our Registered Agent Service in Oregon. If you want to keep using us, great; if you don't, you can easily cancel.
It's easy to add registered agent services in other states if your business expands. We have offices in every state. We don't farm out work (or your info) to other companies—wherever you are, WE are your registered agent.
We make your account a real go-to resource for you, not just for Registered Agent Service or paying a bill but for keeping up with corporate paperwork formalities like the Oregon Annual Report.
Oregon Registered Agent FAQs
Why do I need a registered agent in Oregon?
A registered agent in Oregon is legally required for businesses to receive official documents, legal notices, and government correspondence.
Can I be my own registered agent in Oregon?
Yes, you can be your own registered agent in Oregon. However, after considering the registered agent requirements, most business owners elect to hire a registered agent service instead.
Why? Being your own registered agent is free, but a registered agent's name and address becomes part of the public record in Oregon. Also, the registered agent is required to be available to accept service of process during normal business hours five days a week.
If you don't want your personal information out in the open, and you aren't going to be available Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM to accept legal mail for your business, hiring a pro is the way to go!
Where is Registered Agent Center's Oregon registered office?
We accept and scan all of our Oregon clients' documents on-site at our registered office in Portland, OR.
How do you deliver my documents to me?
When we accept a document on behalf of your business, we will scan the docs from our Portland office within minutes to your online account.
Can I use the address of your Oregon registered office for everything on my business filings?
Yes! We don't mind if you put our address on your filing with the Secretary of State. We're the only national registered agent service that allows clients to use the registered office address and keep your own address off the public record.
Can I have my business mail delivered to your Oregon office?
Yes! Privacy is important to us. If it's important to you, too, you can use our Oregon Virtual Office or Oregon Mail Forwarding service to use our address as your own. With Oregon Virtual Office or our premium Mail Forwarding, you get a unique suite number, so you'll be the only company at that address.
If you're looking for privacy protection and only need a few pieces of mail forwarded each year, we also offer FREE limited mail forwarding for our registered agent service clients.
How do I search for an Oregon company's registered agent?
To find a company's registered agent:
- You can do an Oregon business name search.
- Type in the name of the company you're searching for.
In the results, you'll find the registered agent's name and registered office street address.
How do registered agents get served in Oregon?
Serving a registered agent is legal proof of notification. Whether you receive the documents your registered agent signs for or not, once they accept the documents, you've legally been notified. This is a serious responsibility and we don't take it lightly. Here's how it works:
- 1A process server, the county sheriff, or any third party will walk into our Portland office and hand us the documents (service of process), then we sign for them.
- 2The process server then gives an affidavit (a receipt of service) to the court which states that they served us.
- 3If you've hired us, long before the server hands in their affidavit to the court, you've received your documents because we scanned them to your online account within minutes of having been served.
Do I hire a registered agent before or after I form my business?
The best way to get started is to sign up for our instant Registered Agent Service online. Then you can do the filing with the Oregon Secretary of State to form your business. This is because you must list your registered agent when you complete the filing. If you don't have one, your filing will be rejected.
Signing up for our registered agent service is also ideal because we provide all the forms and filing instructions you may need in your online account. We make the filing process as simple as possible.
How do I resign from being a registered agent in Oregon?
In Oregon, to resign as a registered agent, agents need to submit written notice of resignation to the company they had been representing at the company's mailing address or principal office. For a more detailed walkthrough, you can refer to our guide on how to resign as a registered agent in Oregon.
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