What is a registered agent, and do I need one for my Indiana LLC?

A registered agent is the person or company an Indiana LLC names as the place official mail — service of process, notices from the state — gets delivered. It's not a lawyer, it's not a manager, and it doesn't own anything. It's an address that answers during business hours.

The part the services don't advertise: for a one-person Indiana business, this is often just you, at your own address. The trade-off is privacy — that address goes on a public state record — which is the honest reason some folks pay for a commercial agent instead. Whether you're eligible to be your own is a state rule, so let INBiz tell you, not us.

What we'd tell a neighbor: don't pay a subscription for something you may not need, and don't let a $99-a-year upsell talk you out of filing at all. The state's own filing runs about a hundred dollars, and it's a form, not a bar exam.

Builders, not lawyers — confirm the agent requirements with INBiz before you file.