Change Registered Agents in Maryland: One Form, $25

Swapping registered agents in Maryland is refreshingly simple. One document, one $25 fee, one agency. The agency is SDAT, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, and the document is a resolution. Maryland calls the role a resident agent, by the way. Same job, local name.

The Form SDAT Wants

The filing is titled Resolution to Change Principal Office or Resident Agent. No form number exists, just that name. It goes to SDAT's Charter Division, and the state fee is $25 whether your entity is domestic or foreign. You will find the current version under "Make Changes to an Existing Business" on SDAT's forms page.

How to Change Registered Agents in Maryland

1. Line up the replacement agent first. Maryland's statute (Corps. & Ass'ns § 1-101) allows an individual who resides in the state, or a Maryland corporation, LLC, or limited partnership. A real street address is required.
2. Fill in the resolution: entity name, SDAT ID, the incoming agent's name and Maryland address, signatures.
3. Send it to SDAT's Charter Division with the $25 fee.
4. Check your entity listing once SDAT processes the filing. The change is official when the new agent shows in the record, not when you drop the form in the mail.

Why People Switch

The old agent went quiet. Slow notifications are how businesses end up blowing response deadlines on lawsuits they never saw.

Privacy caught up with them. A personal address used as the agent address sits in SDAT's public database indefinitely.

The renewal invoice jumped. Somewhere between $150 and $400 is typical for services that do exactly what we do.

The agent left. Retired, moved out of state, or shut down, and the statute still demands someone at a Maryland address.

Switching to Maryland Registered Agent.co

Enroll and we hand you the resolution pre-filled with our name and Maryland address. You file it with SDAT, pay the $25, and we take it from there:

• Portal access activates immediately
• Once SDAT records the change, every document routes through our office
• Your old agent stays on record until processing completes, so coverage never gaps

What You Get After the Switch

• $99/year, flat, with no renewal surprises
• Same-day scanning of service of process and SDAT mail
• Reminders ahead of the April 15 annual report (Form 1, $300)
• Our Maryland address on your public filings instead of yours
• A secure portal for every document, any time

Ready to Switch?

Enroll for $99/year and the change form is in your hands within minutes. File it, pay SDAT the $25, and consider the reliability problem solved.