Kansas statutes call the role a resident agent, but it is the same job every state requires: a registered agent at a Kansas street address who accepts legal documents for your business. Swapping yours takes one filing with the Kansas Secretary of State, Form ROA, and a state fee of $30 online or $35 on paper. Here is the whole process, start to finish.

The Kansas Change of Agent Form: ROA

The official form name and number is the Certificate of Amendment, Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office, Form ROA. You can download Form ROA from the Secretary of State's site and mail it to Business Services in Topeka, or skip paper entirely and file through the Change a Business tool at sos.ks.gov.

A note on the fee, because older write-ups disagree. The statute sets a $20 base for this certificate (K.S.A. 17-76,136(a)(1)(D)), which is where the $20 figure you see quoted comes from. With the state's add-on fees, what for-profit entities actually pay is $30 online or $35 on paper. Not-for-profit corporations pay $20.

Two Kansas quirks worth knowing before you file:

The biennial Information Report has no registered agent field, so you cannot fold an agent change into that filing. It always takes its own form.
Companion forms exist for the other direction. Form RGO handles a change submitted by the agent, and Form RAN is an agent's resignation without a successor.

Why Change Your Registered Agent?

Business owners switch agents for several reasons:

Privacy Concerns If you've been using your home address, it appears on public state records. Switching to a professional service keeps your personal address private.

Reliability Issues Your agent needs to be available during business hours to receive documents. If your current agent misses important notices or forwards documents late, you may face compliance problems.

Price Many services charge between $125 and $436 per year. Switching to a more affordable option can reduce ongoing expenses without sacrificing service quality.

Relocation If you move out of Kansas or your agent relocates, you'll need a new agent with a physical Kansas address.

Business Changes If you started as your own agent but want to separate your personal information from public filings, a professional service provides that separation.

Steps to Change Your Registered Agent in Kansas

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Choose a new registered agent who meets Kansas requirements. Under K.S.A. 17-7925 that can be an individual Kansas resident, a business entity authorized in the state, or even the entity itself. Whoever you pick needs a physical Kansas street address, not a PO box, and availability during normal business hours.
Complete Form ROA with your entity's name plus the new agent's name and registered office address, or enter the same details in the online Change a Business tool.
Submit the filing to the Kansas Secretary of State and pay the fee: $30 online, $35 by mail.
Verify the change. Once the state processes the filing, look up your entity in the Secretary of State's business records and confirm the new agent is listed.

Common Reasons to Switch to us

Transparent Pricing We charge $99 per year with no hidden fees. No setup charges, no renewal price increases.

Same-Day Document Handling We scan and upload documents to your portal the day they arrive. You'll receive an email notification with the scanned copy attached.

Compliance Support We track your biennial report deadlines and send reminders before they're due. Kansas switched from annual to biennial reporting in January 2024, with most calendar-year entities due April 15.

Privacy Protection Our in-state address appears on your state filings instead of your home or office. This keeps your personal information out of public records.

Physical Kansas Address We provide a real street address that satisfies state requirements. Our office is staffed Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm Central Time.

Making the Switch Is Easy

When you sign up with us, we provide the paperwork and instructions you need to file the change with the state. You'll submit Form ROA and the fee to the Kansas Secretary of State, and once it's processed, we become your official registered agent.

We'll confirm your service within one business day and send you login credentials for your document portal. From that point forward, all legal documents and state correspondence come to our office, and we scan and upload them to your portal the same day.

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