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Utah Registered Agent Walkthrough (2026): 6 Stages and the 3 Best Agents

Ranked for 2026, the services worth your call for naming a registered agent in Utah are Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Utah Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and UT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. Work through the 6 stages below and your registered agent is sorted out.

Advice from the Founder Mentor Guide mentors

The short version

Legally required?
Yes
Official page: le.utah.gov (viewed October 2026)
Agent price range
$99 to $149 a year
Pulled from each company's price page
Annual Report/Renewal
$18 a year
Official page: corporations.utah.gov (viewed August 2026)
Walkthrough stages
6
First to last

Walkthrough goals

  • The Utah agent rule
  • Who can act as agent
  • Naming the agent with the state
  • Who we would phone as agent

If you would rather hand it off

Three-year cost and work taken off your desk weigh the most; how we score lists all five.

Our call

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs that may add other states

Best overall$149 a year, $149 when it renews

Mainstay Filing is our first call in Utah: the price is $149 a year whichever of the fifty states you choose.

Next to Utah Registered Agent.co the three-year premium is $150, which the 32% weight on work taken off your desk outweighs.

What you get

  • A real street address in the state
  • Papers served on the company are scanned for you, no charge
  • Up to three government mailings a year are scanned for free
  • Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

What works

  • Works in all fifty states
  • Price $149; renews at $149

What to watch

  • Costs $50 extra every year
  • It will not file your yearly report
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

2. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for a low yearly agent fee

Utah specialist$99 a year, $99 when it renews

Utah Registered Agent.co is a solid second: a street address in the state for $99 a year.

What you get

  • A Utah address for the registered office
  • Online copies of legal papers

What works

  • Price $99; renews at $99
  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing

What to watch

  • A single-state service
  • You finish the Annual Report/Renewal on your own
Visit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

3. UT Registered Agent.org: best for a second Utah choice

Utah specialist$99 a year, $99 when it renews

UT Registered Agent.org is a solid third: a street address in the state for $99 a year.

Utah Registered Agent.co and this service cost the same.

What you get

  • A Utah address for the registered office
  • Online copies of legal papers

What works

  • Price $99; renews at $99
  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing

What to watch

  • A single-state service
  • You finish the Annual Report/Renewal on your own
Visit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3 services, compared

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Utah Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3UT Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Each price is copied from the company's own site, opened November 13, 2026. Utah asks the same either way.

How a Utah agent gets set up

  1. Stage 1

    What Utah expects from an agent

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Check it yourself: Official page: le.utah.gov (viewed October 2026)

  2. Stage 2

    Who can do this

    A commercial registered agent listed with the state, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity), or the holder of a named position in the company. Read Utah Code § 16-17-203 for the wording.

  3. Stage 3

    Choose a compliant address

    The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Utah. A P.O. box can follow the street address but cannot replace it.

    The record shows the service's address instead of yours.

  4. Stage 4

    Go solo or hire out

    Owners who meet the tests can name themselves, and for the rest the recommended agents start at $99 to $149 each year.

  5. Stage 5

    Name the agent in the filing

    the Utah Secretary of State is where the agent gets recorded, and where any later change goes too.

    Check it yourself: Official page: commerce.utah.gov (viewed October 2026)

  6. Stage 6

    Watch for changes

    When the state writes about the Annual Report/Renewal, the letter goes to your registered agent. It costs $18 every year, with timing given as last day of the entity's anniversary month.

    Check it yourself: Official page: corporations.utah.gov (viewed August 2026)

Agent and state costs

EntryReceiverTotal
Registered agent serviceYour service$99 to $149 a year
RenewalYour service$99 to $149 a year
Annual Report/RenewalGoes to the state$18 every year
Here is how the three-year state row is built: filing fee, then the report in each of years two and three, then any yearly minimum tax. Service fees get their own rows.

Why Mainstay Filing is first

Work taken off your desk makes up 32% of the score, and that is where pulled ahead in Utah.

An agent who can follow your LLC into any state scored higher than Utah Registered Agent.co's lower price.

Common questions

Does Utah make every LLC keep a registered agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Often. Run the two tests in stages 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes. Replacing the agent takes a change filing at the Utah Secretary of State (stage 5).

What does a registered agent cost in Utah?

$99 to $149 per year for the agents listed.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The main cost is the Annual Report/Renewal, $18 every year.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Go with Mainstay Filing: a steady $149 per year, with nothing to change if you move into another state. Then Utah Registered Agent.co and UT Registered Agent.org.

Where we got the facts

  1. Our Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code notes lean on corporations.utah.gov as of August 2026.
  2. Our Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code notes lean on corporations.utah.gov as of August 2026.
  3. Our Utah report due date notes lean on le.utah.gov as of August 2026.
  4. Our Utah Code § 48-3a-201 notes lean on le.utah.gov as of August 2026.
  5. Our Utah formation fee: Filing fee, official source notes lean on commerce.utah.gov as of October 2026.
  6. Our Utah registered agent statute notes lean on le.utah.gov as of October 2026.
  7. We opened Mainstay Filing's Utah service page on November 13, 2026 for the prices
  8. We opened Utah Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026 for the prices
  9. We opened UT Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026 for the prices