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Registered agent guide · Maine

Maine Registered Agent Requirements and Fees (2026): the Rules and the 3 Best Agents

For anyone naming a registered agent in Maine this year, 2026, we would go with Maine Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), ME Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), in that order. If you form an LLC in Maine, you need a registered agent. The state itself bills $85 every year, which ranks 37th of 50.
Briefing by the Formation Facts team

Maine in brief

37th

on the 50-state list of yearly state fees

Rank 1 is the least expensive state. See every state side by side

  • Registered agent required

    Yes

    legislature.maine.gov (last confirmed October 2026)

  • Annual report

    $85 / yr

    Deadline, as the state states it: June 1. maine.gov (last confirmed August 2026)

  • What the state collects in 1 year

    $85

    One year of the report, plus any minimum tax

Services ranked for Maine

Every criterion and weight is on the method page.

Our #1

1. Maine Registered Agent.co: best for companies that only work in Maine

You pay $99 in year 1 and $99 in year 2

Maine Registered Agent.co earns the top spot because a nearby agent at $99 a year, whose street address appears in the public record.

Mainstay Filing costs more over three years, and that criterion is worth 33% of the score.

What your money gets you

  • A Maine street address for your registered office
  • Scans of served papers

What works

  • Less per year than the national pick
  • A flat $99 a year

What to weigh

  • One state only
  • What you pay for does not include the annual report
Visit Maine Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Local option

2. ME Registered Agent.org: best for an agent near home

You pay $99 in year 1 and $99 in year 2

Next comes ME Registered Agent.org, because a nearby agent at $99 a year, whose street address appears in the public record.

It ties with Maine Registered Agent.co on price.

What your money gets you

  • A Maine street address for your registered office
  • Scans of served papers

What works

  • A flat $99 a year
  • Less per year than the national pick

What to weigh

  • One state only
  • What you pay for does not include the annual report
Visit ME Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Nationwide

3. Mainstay Filing: best for companies that work in several states

You pay $149 in year 1 and $149 in year 2

Mainstay Filing is third for you since a $149 agent price that applies in all fifty states, so growing companies need only one provider.

A $150 gap to Maine Registered Agent.co over three years is what keeps it out of first place.

What your money gets you

  • A registered office in Maine, with the address supplied
  • Scans anything served on the company the same business day and does not charge for it
  • Scans your first three government letters each year at no cost
  • Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

What works

  • One provider whatever the state
  • A flat $149 a year

What to weigh

  • A yearly premium of $50 over Maine Registered Agent.co
  • This plan does not file your reports
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3 services, one table

RankWhoYou pay per yearRenewal priceTheir fees across 3 years
1Maine Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Maine Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2ME Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit ME Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Each company's own price page was open in front of us on November 13, 2026. Switching agents will not change what the state bills.

Registered agent calculator

This adds agent fees to the state's recurring charges (the annual report from year 2). Formation fees are not included.
Your total over 3 years with Maine Registered Agent.co is $467 ($170 state, $297 service).

How Maine compares with the states near it in the ranking

RankStateYearly state fees
34thNew Jersey$75
36thConnecticut$80
37thMaine$85
38thNew Hampshire$100
38thOregon$100
The whole comparison lives at Registered agent rules by state, lowest bills first.

What Maine requires of your registered agent

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. A noncommercial agent lists a physical street address in Maine, not a P.O. box. Commercial agents keep their address on file with the state.

Who can act as your agent: A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, or a noncommercial agent: an individual or entity serving as agent in Maine, or the holder of a named position in the company. That comes from 5 M.R.S. § 105.

The fees Maine bills every year

Your annual report is due every year and costs $85 (June 1). Late filing adds $50. The state mails its notices to your registered agent.

Why the Maine list is in this order

In Maine, Maine Registered Agent.co beat ME Registered Agent.org on price over three years (33%).

The three-year fees at Maine Registered Agent.co total $297, $150 beneath Mainstay Filing.

Your Maine questions answered

Do I have to name a registered agent for my Maine LLC?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Who is allowed to be a registered agent for my Maine LLC?

A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, or a noncommercial agent: an individual or entity serving as agent in Maine, or the holder of a named position in the company.

What will registered agent service cost me each year in Maine?

Agents ranked here bill $99 to $149 annually.

Which state fees will I pay every year?

You will pay $85 a year on our yearly measure, which is the annual report ($85 every year).

Which registered agents does this page rank?

Maine Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), ME Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), in the order we would choose them.

Which registered agent should I choose?

Go with Maine Registered Agent.co: a flat $99 each year, and scans of papers served on you are passed along. After that: ME Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

Other briefings

Where this briefing comes from

  1. If you want proof of what we say about Maine Secretary of State, open maine.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  2. If you want proof of what we say about Maine Secretary of State, open maine.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  3. If you want proof of what we say about Maine report due date, open maine.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  4. If you want proof of what we say about 31 M.R.S. sec. 1531, open legislature.maine.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  5. If you want proof of what we say about Maine formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open legislature.maine.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
  6. If you want proof of what we say about Maine registered agent statute, open legislature.maine.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
  7. If you want proof of what we say about New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, open njportal.com; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  8. If you want proof of what we say about New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, open njportal.com; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  9. If you want proof of what we say about Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division, open business.ct.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  10. If you want proof of what we say about Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division, open business.ct.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  11. If you want proof of what we say about Connecticut yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, open business.ct.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
  12. If you want proof of what we say about New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division, open sos.nh.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  13. If you want proof of what we say about New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division, open sos.nh.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  14. If you want proof of what we say about Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, open sos.oregon.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  15. If you want proof of what we say about Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, open sos.oregon.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
  16. Pricing page for Maine Registered Agent.co was confirmed on the company site on November 13, 2026
  17. Pricing page for ME Registered Agent.org was confirmed on the company site on November 13, 2026
  18. Maine service page for Mainstay Filing was confirmed on the company site on November 13, 2026