Changing Your Illinois Registered Agent: One Form, $25

Not satisfied with your current agent? Paying too much? Using your home address and ready for privacy? Illinois handles agent swaps with a single filing: the Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office, Form LLC-1.36/1.37, with a $25 state fee. Here's how it works.

One Form, One Fee: LLC-1.36/1.37 and $25

The paperwork is the Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office. Two section numbers, one form: LLC-1.36 covers a company changing its agent or registered office, LLC-1.37 covers an agent updating its own address. The state fee is $25, payable to the Illinois Secretary of State, and the filing lands at the Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division. The SOS walks through the process on its LLC registered agent change page.

Worth knowing: the state's own form language rules out shortcuts. Your agent must reside in Illinois (or be a business entity registered with the SOS), and an LLC cannot appoint itself as its own agent.

Why Businesses Make the Switch

Privacy. If your personal address sits in the state's public database, anyone can find it. A professional agent replaces it with a business address.

Annual price. Many Illinois providers charge $200-$400+ annually. Our service delivers the same core functions for $99.

Reliability. Documents that arrive late, or not at all, put your business at risk. Same-day scanning eliminates that gap.

Penalty avoidance. Illinois adds $100 to an annual report that's 60 days past due. An agent that sends timely reminders saves you that penalty year after year.

Agent no longer qualified. If your current agent moved out of Illinois or closed, replacement is urgent.

The Steps

1. Choose a qualified new agent: an Illinois resident (18+) or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, maintaining a physical office at the registered address and present during normal business hours. Your entity cannot serve as its own agent.
2. Complete Form LLC-1.36/1.37 with your company name, the outgoing agent and office, and the incoming agent and office.
3. Submit it to the Illinois Secretary of State with the $25 fee.
4. Verify the update. After processing (usually several business days), check your entity record to confirm the new agent is listed.

After the Switch

Once the Secretary of State updates your record, your previous agent stops receiving documents entirely. We begin accepting everything at our Illinois address and deliver it to you electronically the same day.

No transition gap. No notification required to your old agent. The state record update handles the cutover cleanly.

Why Switch to Illinois Registered Agent.co

• $99/year flat — no tiers, no premium upgrades
• Same-day delivery — everything scanned and emailed the day it arrives
• Annual report reminders — alerts before your deadline so you avoid the $100 late penalty
• Online portal — all documents archived and searchable 24/7
• Privacy — our Illinois address on public filings, not yours

Making It Easy

When you enroll, we provide the exact agent details you need for Form LLC-1.36/1.37. You handle the filing with the state (one form, one $25 fee), and we handle everything else from that point forward.

The entire transition — enrollment to active service — typically completes within a week.

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$99/year for registered agent service that actually shows up when it matters. Enroll now and make the switch.