MI registered agent
A $2.50 registered agent in Michigan. That is the whole pitch.
Every company on the Michigan 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
Michigan puts it like this:
... corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall have and ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.1241; see also MCL 450.4207(1)
The part Michigan enforces
The state has a procedure for companies whose agent is a locked door. This is it, quoted, with nothing from us in between.
Out-of-state companies: revoked
... revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state on any of the following grounds: (a) The corporation fails to maintain a resident agent in this state ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.2041(a)-(b); procedure MCL 450.2042
The state dissolves you
... corporation neglects or refuses to file an annual report or pay an annual filing fee or a penalty added to the fee required by law, and the neglect or refusal continues ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.1922(1)
The fine
... or foreign corporation neglects or refuses to file a report or pay a fee required by this ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.1921(1)
And then
... that is not in good standing is not entitled to issuance by the administrator of a certificate of good standing described in subsection (1), the name of the company is ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.4207a(3)
Papers you will not receive
Service, redirected
... liability company fails to appoint or maintain an agent for service of process, or the agent for service ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.4207(4)
Getting the company back afterwards
The fee to come back
... renew its corporate existence or its certificate of authority by filing the reports and paying the fees for the years for which they were not filed and paid, and for every ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.1925(1); MCL 450.5101(1)(h)
Also skippable: the Michigan annual report
Cost is the consideration. Michigan bills its companies every year to stay listed. Here is the bill, quoted.
The annual bill (LLC)
$25 every year.
Annual statement of resident agent and registered office, $15.00 if paid after September 30, 2027. Through September 30, ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.5101(1)(g) (Am. 2023, Act 133)
The annual bill (corporation)
$25 every year.
Report required under section 911, $15.00 if paid after September 30, 2027. Before October 1, ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCL 450.2060(1)(u) (Am. 2023, Act 135)
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.