Changing Your New Hampshire Registered Agent: Form 10, Fee, and Steps

New Hampshire handles registered agent changes through a single filing: Form 10, the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent, or Both. The official filing fee is $15, the filing goes to the New Hampshire Department of State, Corporation Division, and the underlying authority is RSA 304-C:36, II. This page walks through the form, the fee, and the sequence, including the circumstances in which the state charges nothing at all.

The Official Form: Statement of Change (Form 10)

Form 10 serves corporations, LLCs, and LLPs alike, which is why its full name covers the registered office, the registered agent, or both. The current version is available directly from the Secretary of State as a PDF download. It records the entity name, the incoming agent's name, and the registered office address, which must be a physical New Hampshire street address.

The Fee: $15 on Paper, $17 Online, $0 With Your Annual Report

RSA 304-C:191 sets the statement-of-change fee at $15. Pay it electronically and the state's $2 handling charge under RSA 5:10-a brings the total to $17.

There is also a way to pay nothing. New Hampshire waives the fee entirely when the agent change is made with your annual report. If the change is not urgent and the January 1 to April 1 filing window is approaching, folding the update into the report saves the $15 outright.

Steps to Change Your Registered Agent in New Hampshire

1. Confirm the new agent qualifies under RSA 304-C:36. An individual must reside in New Hampshire with a residential or business office identical to the registered office; qualifying entities include New Hampshire corporations, LLCs, and LLPs with a business office at that address.
2. Complete Form 10 with your entity information and the incoming agent's name and street address.
3. Submit the form to the Department of State, Corporation Division, with the $15 fee ($17 if paying electronically). Alternatively, wait for your annual report window and make the change at no charge.
4. Verify that the updated agent appears on your entity's public record once the filing is processed.

When you enroll with us, these steps become ours. We prepare Form 10, submit it, monitor processing, and confirm the completed change. Where annual report timing allows, we will point out the fee waiver before you spend the $15.

Reasons Businesses Make the Switch

Service quality leads the list. An agent who scans slowly, forwards inconsistently, or cannot be reached defeats the purpose of the role. Privacy follows closely: owners who listed a home address at formation often want it replaced with a commercial one. Some changes are practical necessities, such as an individual agent moving out of state, which ends eligibility under RSA 304-C:36. And many businesses simply consolidate, preferring one provider for the registered office, document scanning, and reminders ahead of the April 1 annual report deadline.

What Our Service Includes

For $99 per year we provide the registered office address, same-day scanning of every document to your secure portal, compliance reminders built around New Hampshire's deadlines, and responsive support during business hours. The address on your public filing becomes ours rather than yours, and our systems ensure legal notices reach you the day they arrive.

The Transition Itself

A properly filed change creates no gap in coverage; the outgoing agent remains responsible until the state records the new one. New Hampshire does not require you to notify the previous agent, though many businesses extend the courtesy. Questions before you file? Reach us at support@nhregisteredagent.org or through our contact page during business hours.

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