Plain meaning
Statutory agent, resident agent and other names for a registered agent
Different names some states use for the registered agent. The job is the same: receive legal papers and state notices for the LLC.
In short
- Sometimes called
- Registered agent
- Connected terms
- Registered agent, Registered office, Service of process
In practice
Search for the state's own term when reading its law.
What the states say
- Registered agent: 40 states
- Resident agent: Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Rhode Island
- Agent for service of process: California, New York and West Virginia
- Statutory agent: Arizona and Ohio
On this site
You will see it in these answers: LLC requirements by state, Registered agent rules by state, Foreign LLC rules by state.