Formation and Registration Forms Requiring Registered Agent Designation in New Jersey
Current New Jersey business filing forms and online services are listed on the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services main business filing page. Filing is available through New Jersey’s Online Business Formation Service, Annual Reports and Change Services, and Business Charter Amendment Service, by mail to NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Corporate Unit, PO Box 308, Trenton, NJ 08646, in person at 33 West State Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608, and by fax for filings that permit fax submission at 609.984.6851. 609.292.9292. NJ.CorpFilingUnit@treas.nj.gov.
LLCs
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Business Entity Public Record Filing Application | For a domestic limited liability company, this filing requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
| Business Entity Public Record Filing Application | For a foreign limited liability company registration, this filing requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
Corporations
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Business Entity Public Record Filing Application | For a domestic for-profit corporation, this filing requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
| Application for Certificate of Authority | For a foreign for-profit corporation, the form requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
Nonprofit Corporations
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Business Entity Public Record Filing Application | For a domestic nonprofit corporation, this filing requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $50 |
| Application for Certificate of Authority | For a foreign nonprofit corporation, the form requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
Limited Partnerships
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Business Entity Public Record Filing Application | For a domestic limited partnership, this filing requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
| Business Entity Public Record Filing Application | For a foreign limited partnership authority filing, this filing requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
Limited Liability Partnerships
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Business Entity Public Record Filing Application | For a domestic limited liability partnership, this filing requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
| Business Entity Public Record Filing Application | For a foreign limited liability partnership registration, this filing requires the New Jersey registered agent and registered office. | $100 |
Changing a New Jersey Registered Agent or Registered Office (Filed by Entity)
New Jersey publishes separate change filings for corporations and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and online change services for entities that do not use a separate paper form. Online change filing is available through Annual Reports and Change Services and the Business Charter Amendment Service.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Form C-104G Certificate of Change of Registered Office &/or Registered Agent | For domestic and foreign profit and nonprofit corporations and limited partnerships, the form changes the registered office, the registered agent, or both. | $25 |
| Form L-122 Certificate of Change – Registered Name or Address, or Both | For domestic and foreign limited liability companies, the form changes the registered agent, the registered office address, or both. | $25 |
| Annual Reports and Change Services | For limited liability partnerships, the registered-agent or registered-office update is submitted through the online change service rather than on a separate paper form. | $25 |
Changing a New Jersey Registered Agent’s Own Name or Address (Filed by Agent)
New Jersey provides an agent-filed office-address change form for corporations and permits several entity change forms to be signed by the current registered agent. Filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Form C-104D Notification of Change of Address of Registered Office | The registered agent files this form for listed domestic and foreign profit and nonprofit corporations when the registered office address changes. | $25 for each corporation listed |
| Form C-104G Certificate of Change of Registered Office &/or Registered Agent | The current registered agent may sign this form for a corporation or limited partnership when changing the registered office, the registered agent, or both. | $25 |
| Form L-122 Certificate of Change – Registered Name or Address, or Both | The current registered agent may sign this form for a domestic or foreign limited liability company when changing the registered agent name, address, or both. | $25 |
Form C-104D requires at least 20 days’ written notice to each listed corporation before filing.
Registered Agent Resignation and Rejection Forms in New Jersey
New Jersey publishes resignation forms for corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships, and it does not publish a separate rejection-of-appointment form on the current DORES filing pages. Filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filed By | Filing Fee |
| Form C-104E Certificate of Resignation of Registered Agent | For domestic and foreign corporations, the form resigns the registered agent without naming a successor. | Registered agent | $25 |
| Form L-121 Certification of Resignation of Agent / Appointment of New Agent | For limited liability companies, the form resigns the agent and appoints a successor for the listed companies. | Registered agent | $25 plus $10 for each LLC listed |
| Form L-123 Certification of Resignation of Registered Agent Without Successor | For a limited liability company, the form resigns the registered agent without a successor. | Registered agent | $25 |
| Form L-221 Certification of Resignation of Agent / Appointment of New Agent | For limited liability partnerships, the form resigns the agent and appoints a successor for the listed partnerships. | Registered agent | $25 plus $10 for each LLP listed |
| Form L-223 Certification of Resignation of Registered Agent Without Successor | For a limited liability partnership, the form resigns the registered agent without a successor. | Registered agent | $25 |
Form C-104E, Form L-123, and Form L-223 require certified-mail notice and become effective 30 days after filing or earlier upon appointment of a new registered agent. Form L-121 and Form L-221 require attached ratification statements from each affected entity and become effective upon filing or earlier designation of a new registered agent.
Reinstatement Forms Requiring Registered Agent Information in New Jersey
New Jersey processes reinstatements through its online annual report and reinstatement program rather than through a separate entity-specific paper reinstatement form. The reinstatement schedule separately states the reinstatement charge, annual report charges, and the added registered-agent change fee when a registered-agent update is filed with reinstatement.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Annual Reports and Change Services | For-profit corporation reinstatement is filed through the online reinstatement program and may include a registered-agent change. | $95 reinstatement fee + all delinquent annual reports + current annual report $75 + $25 registered-agent change if applicable; foreign corporations also pay a separate $25 tax-clearance-certificate fee directly to the Division of Taxation |
| Annual Reports and Change Services | Domestic nonprofit corporation reinstatement is filed through the online reinstatement program and may include a registered-agent change. | $150 reinstatement fee + current annual report $30 + $25 registered-agent change if applicable |
| Annual Reports and Change Services | Foreign nonprofit corporation reinstatement is filed through the online reinstatement program and may include a registered-agent change. | $200 reinstatement fee + current annual report $30 + $25 registered-agent change if applicable |
| Annual Reports and Change Services | Limited partnership reinstatement is filed through the online reinstatement program and may include a registered-agent change. | $75 reinstatement fee + all delinquent annual reports + current annual report $75 + $25 registered-agent change if applicable |
| Annual Reports and Change Services | Limited liability partnership reinstatement is filed through the online reinstatement program and may include a registered-agent change. | $75 reinstatement fee + all delinquent annual reports + current annual report $75 + $25 registered-agent change if applicable |
| Annual Reports and Change Services | Limited liability company reinstatement is filed through the online reinstatement program and may include a registered-agent change. | $75 reinstatement fee + all delinquent annual reports + current annual report $75 + $25 registered-agent change if applicable |
Conversion Forms Requiring Registered Agent Designation in New Jersey
New Jersey uses statewide conversion and domestication forms for for-profit corporations and limited liability companies, and each published form includes either the registered agent and registered office for the resulting entity or the New Jersey service-of-process appointment. Filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Form CD-100 Certificate of Conversion/Domestication | Use this form when the resulting business will be a New Jersey corporation or limited liability company, and the filing states the registered agent and registered office for the resulting entity. | $75 |
| Form CD-101 Certificate of Conversion | Use this form when the resulting business will be a non-New Jersey entity, and the filing states the registered agent address for New Jersey service of process. | $75 |
Form CD-100 states that the filed certificate satisfies the resulting New Jersey corporation’s certificate of incorporation or the resulting New Jersey limited liability company’s certificate of formation. Form CD-101 states that a converting New Jersey limited liability company surrenders its certificate of formation when that transaction applies.
Transfer and Merger Forms Requiring Registered Agent Information in New Jersey
New Jersey merger and consolidation forms include a service-of-process address when the surviving entity is not authorized or registered in this State. Filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Form UMC-1 Certificate of Merger/Consolidation | For limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and partnerships, the form includes a service-of-process address when the surviving entity is not authorized or registered by the Treasurer. | $100 |
| Form UMC-2 Certificate of Merger/Consolidation | For profit corporations, the form includes a service-of-process address when the surviving entity is not authorized or registered by the Treasurer. | $75 plus $20 for each required tax clearance certificate attached |
| Form UMC-3 Certificate of Merger/Consolidation | For nonprofit corporations, the form includes a service-of-process address when the surviving entity is not authorized or registered by the Treasurer. | $75 |
FAQ
Where can I find all current New Jersey Secretary of State business forms?
New Jersey business-entity filings are handled by the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services rather than a Secretary of State office. Current filing links and service pages are collected on the DORES main business filing page.
The main page routes users to New Jersey’s Online Business Formation Service, Annual Reports and Change Services, the Business Charter Amendment Service, reinstatement information, and the alternate filing forms page. The controlling fee schedule is the DORES business filing fee schedule.
Is the registered agent consent form required to be filed with the New Jersey Secretary of State?
New Jersey does not publish a standalone registered-agent consent form on its current DORES business filing pages.
Instead, the registered agent and registered office are supplied inside the formation, authority, change, conversion, or merger filing itself. The online business formation service also requires registered-agent information, including an email address for registered-agent notifications.
What form is used to change a registered agent in New Jersey?
For corporations and limited partnerships, the standard paper change filing is Form C-104G Certificate of Change of Registered Office &/or Registered Agent, and the filing fee is $25.
For limited liability companies, the standard paper change filing is Form L-122 Certificate of Change – Registered Name or Address, or Both, and the filing fee is $25.
For limited liability partnerships, the registered-agent change is filed through Annual Reports and Change Services, and the fee is $25.
Filing is available through New Jersey’s online filing services, by mail to NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Corporate Unit, PO Box 308, Trenton, NJ 08646, in person at 33 West State Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608, and by fax where the filing authorizes fax submission at 609.984.6851. 609.292.9292. NJ.CorpFilingUnit@treas.nj.gov.
What is the difference between the entity-filed change form and the agent-filed change form in New Jersey?
An entity-filed change updates the public record for one named business. In New Jersey, that usually means Form C-104G Certificate of Change of Registered Office &/or Registered Agent for corporations and limited partnerships, or Form L-122 Certificate of Change – Registered Name or Address, or Both for limited liability companies.
An agent-filed change is used when the registered agent is updating its own office address for represented corporations. New Jersey publishes Form C-104D Notification of Change of Address of Registered Office for that purpose, and the form requires 20 days’ written notice to each listed corporation before filing.
New Jersey does not publish a separate multi-entity agent-filed change-of-name form for limited liability companies, limited partnerships, or limited liability partnerships on its current DORES pages. For those entities, the public record is updated through the entity filing or the online change service.
Is there a fee to form a nonprofit corporation in New Jersey?
Yes. The DORES business filing fee schedule lists $50 for a domestic nonprofit certificate of incorporation.
The same fee schedule lists $100 for a domestic for-profit corporation certificate of incorporation. The current DORES pages do not publish a separate online convenience fee for business formation filings.
What forms are used to register an out-of-state LLC in New Jersey?
A foreign limited liability company registers through the Business Entity Public Record Filing Application or through New Jersey’s Online Business Formation Service, and the filing fee is $100.
That filing requires a New Jersey registered agent and a New Jersey registered office. The current DORES formation and fee pages do not publish a separate quantified late-registration penalty for a foreign LLC that began doing business before filing.
What forms are used to form or register a partnership in New Jersey?
A domestic limited partnership files the Business Entity Public Record Filing Application for its New Jersey public record filing, and the filing fee is $100. A foreign limited partnership uses the same filing pathway for its New Jersey authority filing, and the filing fee is also $100.
A domestic limited liability partnership files the same public-record filing application for its New Jersey formation, and a foreign limited liability partnership files it for New Jersey registration. Each filing fee is $100, and each filing requires a New Jersey registered agent and registered office.
An LP filing creates the limited partnership as a New Jersey record entity or authorizes the foreign LP to do business here. An LLP filing registers limited-liability partnership status for the partnership rather than creating a corporation or limited liability company.
The current DORES pages do not publish a separate LLLP form set. General partnerships are directed to the online business registration system rather than the business formation service, and the registered-agent forms in this article do not apply to that registration path.
Can I file New Jersey SOS forms online?
Yes. New Jersey business-entity filings are handled online through DORES rather than a Secretary of State portal.
New Jersey’s Online Business Formation Service is used for new entity formations and authorizations. The page states that users may create a Business Formation account if they frequently use the service or need shared payment-account access, but the page does not state that an account is mandatory for every filing.
Annual Reports and Change Services is used for annual reports, registered-agent changes, reinstatements, and certain closeout filings. The annual report FAQ states that a registered-agent change filed as part of an annual report or reinstatement carries the $25 change fee with no additional service fee.
The Business Charter Amendment Service is used for certain charter amendments and related filings. Some paper filings also state that fax filing is available as an optional expedited service, but the published pages reviewed here do not state one universal expedited-processing amount for all business filings.