NC registered agent
A $2.50 registered agent in North Carolina. That is the whole pitch.
Every company on the North Carolina 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
North Carolina puts it like this:
... State: (1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business... and (2) A registered agent, who must be: a. An individual who resides in this State ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-30(a)
The part North Carolina 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 state dissolves you
... commence a proceeding under G.S. 55-14-21 to dissolve administratively a corporation if: ... (3) ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-14-20(3)-(4); § 55-14-21(b); § 57D-6-06(a)(3)-(4)
Out-of-state companies: revoked
... of State may commence a proceeding under G.S. 55-15-31 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State if: ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-15-30(a)(3)-(4); § 55-15-31(d); § 57D-7-30(a)(3)-(4)
And then
... the case of an administrative dissolution or revocation of registration as a limited liability ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-21(d)(2)
Papers you will not receive
Service, redirected
... maintain a registered office and registered agent under G.S. 55D-30 fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in this State, ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-33(b)
Getting the company back afterwards
The fee to come back
A corporation administratively dissolved under G.S. 55-14-21 may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement... [Fee schedule:] (16) Application for reinstatement following ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-14-22; § 55-1-22(a)(16)
Also skippable: the North Carolina annual report
Cost is the consideration. North Carolina bills its companies every year to stay listed. Here is the bill, quoted.
The annual bill (LLC)
$200 every year.
(28) Annual report $200.00
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: N.C. Gen. Stat. 57D-1-22(a)(28)
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.