About us: SD Registered Agent.org

What SD Registered Agent.org does

The plan covers the following.

• A registered agent of record in South Dakota, listed on your state filing.
• We accept service of process and official state mail on your company's behalf.
• Service of process and Secretary of State mail are scanned to your online account, with an email to you.
• Up to 3 other official (legal) letters a year are scanned at no extra charge, for example letters from the IRS.
• Annual report due-date reminders by email.

South Dakota registered agent rules

A registered agent is a designated person or business entity that receives official legal documents, state notices, and service of process on behalf of your South Dakota business. Think of your registered agent as your company's official point of contact for important government correspondence and legal matters.

The governing law is SDCL Ch. 59-11, South Dakota's adoption of the Model Registered Agents Act. Appointment works through SDCL 59-11-6, definitions live in SDCL 59-11-2, and the LLC act ties it together by requiring agent details in your formation filing at SDCL 47-34A-203(a)(3).

A Commercial Registered Agent An individual or company that has filed a listing statement with the state under SDCL 59-11-7 and provides the service professionally, identified in filings by a CRA number.

A Noncommercial Registered Agent An individual or an entity with a South Dakota address, appointed without any commercial listing on file.

An Office or Position Within Your Company Rather than naming a person, the entity may designate the title of an office (its president, for example) so that whoever currently holds that office receives service of process.

Sources we cite

• SDCL Ch. 59-11
• the official PDF
• SDCL 47-34A-211
• SOS Enterprise portal

Pricing

Registered agent service in South Dakota: $99/year. It renews automatically each year at $99 unless you turn off auto-renewal or cancel in your online account.

State fees are shown separately from our fee. We collect them with your order and pay them to the state at cost when we file.

What the plan leaves out

• A virtual mailbox or mail forwarding. Everyday business mail is charged per piece to view, legal letters beyond the 3 a year are charged per piece, junk mail is discarded and packages are refused.
• Filing your annual report. That is a separate service with its own fee plus the state's fee.
• State filing fees of any kind.
• Forming the company, or any amendment or reinstatement filing.

On physical mail and privacy: every legal notice and South Dakota state letter is received here on your behalf, and listing our address keeps your personal one off public filings. We are built for legal mail, not everyday post. We scan service of process the same business day for free, charge $15 per item to scan anything else, and pass along postage at cost when an original must be mailed.

From sign-up to service

Once you complete your enrollment, you'll receive confirmation and instructions for updating your registered agent information with the South Dakota Secretary of state. The state charges a $10 filing fee for online changes (or $25 by mail)—that fee goes directly to the state, not to us.

Your service begins as soon as your change is processed in state records. From that point forward, we'll receive your official documents, send you same-day scans, and keep you informed about important compliance dates.

When your annual renewal approaches, we'll send you a reminder. You can renew for another year at the same $99 rate. There are no automatic billing surprises—you'll always know exactly when and what you're paying.

Moving from another registered agent

Change of registered agent to us: $0 our fee + $10 South Dakota filing fee = $10. The registered agent service itself is $99/year.

South Dakota's document for this filing is the Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both (the limited liability company edition, for LLCs). There is no form number to memorize because South Dakota does not number its business forms; you identify it by name. You can download the official PDF directly from the Secretary of State, or handle the whole filing online.

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Common questions

What documents will my registered agent receive?

Your registered agent typically receives service of process (lawsuits and legal actions), official notices from the South Dakota Secretary of State, tax documents, compliance reminders about annual reports, and other state correspondence related to your business entity.

What does changing my South Dakota registered agent cost?

$10 today: our fee for the filing is $0 and South Dakota charges $10 to file the change. Registered agent service is $99/year.

How quickly will I receive my documents?

We scan and forward documents electronically on the same day they arrive at our office. You'll receive an alert and can access the scanned document through our online portal immediately. If you need physical copies, we can arrange that as well.

Where do I file my annual report in South Dakota?

You file your annual report with the South Dakota Secretary of State. Their website is https://sdsos.gov/ and provides online filing options as well as information about deadlines, fees, and filing requirements for your specific business entity type.

Contact

• Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm CT
• Phone: (605) 303-6940
• Email: support@sdregisteredagent.org
• Contact page

Policies

Registered agent service renews automatically for another year on each renewal date, unless you turn off auto-renewal or cancel in your online account, or give written notice at least 30 days before the renewal date. Renewal reminders go out about 60 days ahead.

You can cancel at any time from your online account or by contacting support. Cancelling does not by itself remove us as registered agent on the state record; a change of registered agent or resignation filing does that.

Anything already filed with the government is not refundable. Registered agent fees are not refundable once we or our partner have been appointed with the state. State fees are not refundable once paid to the state.

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