Formation and Registration Forms Requiring Registered Agent Designation in New York
Current business-entity forms are available through Form a Corporation or Business; filings are submitted by mail to New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231-0001, and filings that the Department of State makes available for electronic submission may be filed online through the Department of State’s online filing service; the Division’s phone number is (518) 473-2492; the published email address is corporations@dos.ny.gov.
LLCs
New York limited liability company filings designate the Secretary of State as agent for service of process, and a separate registered agent is optional rather than mandatory.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Organization for Domestic Limited Liability Company | Forms a domestic LLC and designates the Secretary of State as agent for service of process. | $200 |
| Articles of Organization (Professional Service) for Domestic Limited Liability Companies | Forms a domestic professional service LLC and designates the Secretary of State as agent for service of process. | $200 |
| Application for Authority – Foreign Limited Liability Companies | Registers a foreign LLC and designates the Secretary of State as agent for service of process in New York. | $250 |
Corporations
New York corporation filings designate the Secretary of State as agent for service of process, and a separate registered agent may be added, revoked, or changed later by certificate of change.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Incorporation for Domestic Business Corporation | Forms a domestic business corporation and designates the Secretary of State as agent for service of process. | $125 |
| Application for Authority Foreign Business Corporation | Authorizes a foreign business corporation and places service-of-process information on file in New York. | $225 |
| Application for Authority Professional Service Foreign Business Corporations | Authorizes a foreign professional service corporation and places service-of-process information on file in New York. | $200 |
Nonprofit Corporations
New York not-for-profit corporation filings use the Secretary of State for service of process, and the filing fee differs from the for-profit corporate fee.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Incorporation for Domestic Not-for-Profit Corporation | Forms a domestic not-for-profit corporation. | $75 |
| Application for Authority for Foreign Not-for-Profit Corporations | Authorizes a foreign not-for-profit corporation to conduct activities in New York. | $135 |
Limited Partnerships
New York limited partnership filings designate the Secretary of State as agent for service of process, and a registered agent may be added or changed later by certificate of change.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Limited Partnership for Domestic Limited Partnership | Forms a domestic limited partnership and places service-of-process information on file. | $200 |
| Application for Authority for Foreign Limited Partnerships | Authorizes a foreign limited partnership and places service-of-process information on file. | $200 |
Limited Liability Partnerships
New York limited liability partnership filings use the Secretary of State for service of process and do not require a separate registered agent designation on the registration form.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Registration for Domestic Limited Liability Partnership | Registers a domestic LLP. | $200 |
| Notice of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership | Registers a foreign LLP in New York and designates the Secretary of State as agent for service of process. | $250 |
Changing a New York Registered Agent or Registered Office (Filed by Entity)
New York uses certificate-of-change filings to change the address for service of process on file with the Secretary of State and to make, revoke, or change a registered agent designation.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Change for Domestic Business Corporations | Changes the corporation’s service-of-process address, county, or registered agent designation. | $30 |
| Certificate of Change for Foreign Business Corporation | Changes the foreign corporation’s New York service-of-process address, county, or registered agent designation. | $30 |
| Certificate of Change for Domestic Limited Liability Companies | Changes the LLC’s designated address, county, or registered agent designation. | $30 |
| Certificate of Change for Foreign Limited Liability Company | Changes the foreign LLC’s designated address, county, or registered agent designation. | $30 |
| Certificate of Change for Domestic Limited Partnership | Changes the limited partnership’s designated address, county, or registered agent designation. | $30 |
| Certificate of Change for Foreign Limited Partnership | Changes the foreign limited partnership’s designated address, county, or registered agent designation. | $30 |
| Certificate of Change for Foreign Limited Liability Partnership | This filing is submitted as a filer-prepared document to change the New York registered foreign LLP record. | $5 |
Changing a New York Registered Agent’s Own Name or Address (Filed by Agent)
New York separately allows certain agent-filed change filings when the agent is changing the agent’s own address on file rather than changing the business entity’s designation.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Change (by agent) for Domestic Business Corporations | Changes the agent’s own address on file for a domestic business corporation. | $5 |
| Certificate of Change (by agent) for Foreign Business Corporation | Changes the agent’s own address on file for a foreign business corporation. | $5 |
| Certificate of Change (by agent) for Domestic Limited Liability Companies | Changes the agent’s own address on file for a domestic LLC. | $5 |
| Certificate of Change of Address of Registered Agent for Foreign Business Corporation | This filing is submitted as a filer-prepared document to change the registered agent’s own address on file for a foreign business corporation. | $5 |
Registered Agent Resignation and Rejection Forms in New York
New York publishes resignation forms for registered agents, and it does not publish a separate rejection-of-appointment form on the Department of State business-entity pages.
| Form | Description | Filed By | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Resignation of Registered Agent for Domestic Business Corporations | Resigns as registered agent for a domestic business corporation. | Registered agent | $60 |
| Certificate of Resignation of Registered Agent for Domestic Limited Liability Companies | Resigns as registered agent for a domestic LLC. | Registered agent | $20 |
| Certificate of Resignation of Registered Agent for Foreign Limited Liability Company | Resigns as registered agent for a foreign LLC. | Registered agent | $20 |
| Certificate of Resignation of Registered Agent for Domestic and Foreign Limited Partnership | Resigns as registered agent for a domestic or foreign limited partnership. | Registered agent | $20 |
FAQ
Where can I find all current New York Secretary of State business forms?
Current New York business-entity forms are organized through Form a Corporation or Business.
Fees are published on the Department of State’s Fee Schedules page.
Entity-specific pages then provide the filing instructions and form links for each document type.
Is the registered agent consent form required to be filed with the New York Secretary of State?
New York does not publish a standalone registered-agent consent form on the Department of State business-entity pages.
New York formation and authority filings instead require service-of-process information for the Secretary of State, and a separate registered agent is optional rather than universally required.
What form is used to change a registered agent in New York?
A domestic business corporation uses Certificate of Change for Domestic Business Corporations, and a foreign business corporation uses Certificate of Change for Foreign Business Corporation.
A domestic LLC uses Certificate of Change for Domestic Limited Liability Companies, and a foreign LLC uses Certificate of Change for Foreign Limited Liability Company.
A domestic limited partnership uses Certificate of Change for Domestic Limited Partnership, and a foreign limited partnership uses Certificate of Change for Foreign Limited Partnership.
Filing methods are the same as described above; the $30 change fee applies to those entity-filed certificates of change, the Division’s phone number is (518) 473-2492, and the published email address is corporations@dos.ny.gov.
What is the difference between the entity-filed change form and the agent-filed change form in New York?
The entity-filed certificate of change changes the business entity’s own service-of-process address, county, or registered-agent designation.
The agent-filed change form changes the agent’s own address on file with the Department of State for the represented entity.
New York publishes separate agent-filed change forms for business corporations and domestic LLCs, and it also publishes a filer-prepared address-change process for a foreign business corporation registered agent.
Is there a fee to form a nonprofit corporation in New York?
Yes. The fee for a domestic not-for-profit corporation is $75.
That fee is lower than the $125 fee for a domestic business corporation shown on the same Fee Schedules page.
What forms are used to register an out-of-state LLC in New York?
A foreign LLC registers with Application for Authority – Foreign Limited Liability Companies.
The filing fee is $250, and the filing places the foreign LLC’s New York service-of-process information on file with the Department of State.
What forms are used to form or register a partnership in New York?
A domestic limited partnership files Certificate of Limited Partnership for Domestic Limited Partnership, and a foreign limited partnership files Application for Authority for Foreign Limited Partnerships; each filing fee is $200.
A domestic LLP files Certificate of Registration for Domestic Limited Liability Partnership, and a foreign LLP files Notice of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership; the domestic LLP fee is $200, and the foreign LLP fee is $250.
In New York, LLP registration gives an existing professional partnership limited-liability status rather than creating a limited partnership.
Can I file New York SOS forms online?
Some New York business-entity filings may be filed online when the Department of State provides an online filing option for that document.
The online filing option is expressly described on the Certificate of Incorporation for Domestic Business Corporation page and the Articles of Organization for Domestic Limited Liability Company page.
Other filings continue to use the document-specific filing instructions on the Department of State form page and are filed by sending the completed document and fee to the Division of Corporations.