Keep your home address off the public record.
Every LLC must name a registered agent: someone at a real street address, available business hours, to receive lawsuits and state mail. Be your own and your address goes public. Use Groundwork and ours does instead.
What a registered agent actually does
It's a legal requirement in all 50 states, and it matters more than most owners realize.
Receives legal service
If your business is sued, the papers go to your agent. Miss the delivery and you can lose by default.
Catches state mail
Annual reports, tax letters, compliance deadlines. One missed notice can cost your good standing.
Stays available 9 to 5
A real person at a real address, every business day. No P.O. boxes, no "usually around".
Be your own agent, or hand it to us
Being your own registered agent is legal in every state. Here's what you're actually signing up for.
You're the agent
- ⚠️Your street address goes public on the state's website.
- ⚠️You're tied to that address every business day, 9 to 5.
- ⚠️Sued in front of customers. Papers arrive wherever you're registered.
- ⚠️Every move means a state filing, usually with a fee.
Groundwork is the agent
- ✓Our address on the record. Yours stays private.
- ✓Someone is always there to receive every delivery.
- ✓Same-day digital delivery of legal and state mail to your inbox.
- ✓Deadline alerts included so nothing slides past you.
Real people. Real addresses. All 50 states.
Your legal mail is signed for by an actual Groundwork agent, not a mail room.
One price. No surprise renewals.
Groundwork Registered Agent
- ✓Registered agent coverage in your filing state
- ✓Your personal address kept off the public record
- ✓Legal mail scanned and delivered same-day, digitally
- ✓Compliance and deadline notifications
- ✓Billed only after your LLC filing is approved
Included at no extra cost with the Premium package. Cancel anytime; you can always switch agents with a simple state form.
$199
Registered agent questions
Can I really be my own registered agent?
Yes, in every state. The trade-off isn't legality, it's privacy and risk: your address becomes public record, and a missed delivery can mean a missed court deadline.
Do I need a registered agent in my state?
Yes. All 50 states and DC require every LLC to keep a registered agent at a physical in-state address at all times.
What happens when legal mail arrives for me?
We receive it, scan it, and deliver it to your inbox the same day. Time-sensitive documents get flagged so you know what needs attention and by when.
I already have an LLC. Can I switch to Groundwork?
Yes. Every state has a simple change-of-agent form. Start your order, choose Groundwork as your agent, and we'll take it from there.
Your business, your name. Not your home address.
Add registered agent service during your $0 LLC filing, or grab the Premium package and it's included.
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