CA registered agent
A $2.50 registered agent in California. That is the whole pitch.
Every company on the California books has to name a registered agent with a street address inside the state. Below, in the state's own words, is what that agent is supposed to be. Below that, what we are.
Where we come in
Nowhere.
The rule, quoted
The rule
California puts it like this:
... subdivision (a) shall also designate, as the agent of the corporation for the purpose ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 1502(b); accord § 17701.13(c) (LLCs)
The part California enforces
The state has a procedure for companies whose agent is a locked door. This is it, quoted, with nothing from us in between.
The fine
... of providing notice of the delinquency, a statement pursuant ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 2204(a)-(b)
And then
... 60-day period without any statement filed pursuant to Section 1502, the Secretary of State ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 2205(a), (c)
The fine
... 60 days after providing notice of the delinquency, a statement pursuant to Section 17702.09 has not been filed by the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 17713.07(b); see § 17713.09
And then
... the 60-day period without any statement filed pursuant to Section 17702.09, the Secretary of State shall notify the Franchise Tax Board of the ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 17713.10(c)
Papers you will not receive
Service, redirected
... of process has resigned and has not been replaced or if the agent designated cannot with reasonable diligence ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 1702(a); accord § 17701.16(c) (LLCs)
Getting the company back afterwards
There is a fee to come back. incFACTS has not verified the California number yet, so neither have we.
Also skippable: the California annual report
Cost is the consideration. California bills its companies every year to stay listed. Here is the bill, quoted.
The annual bill (LLC)
$20 every year.
Filing the statement of information of a limited liability company or of a foreign limited liability company pursuant to Section 17702.09 of the Corporations Code: Twenty dollars ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Gov. Code 12190(k)
The annual bill (corporation)
$25 every year.
Domestic Stock and Agricultural Cooperative Corporations (Form SI-200) - initial or annual statement: $20.00 filing fee and a $5.00 disclosure fee ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdf/be-fee-schedule-062018.pdf
Quoted text is the state code as captured by incFACTS on 2026-08-01 and checked word for word on 2026-08-10. It changes. We do not.