Registered Agent Change

Who Can File Here

  • A Registered Agent or a representative for a business entity may file a Registered Agent Change for any business entity for which they are currently registered.

What You Can Do Here

  • File a Registered Agent Change and pay the fee online. The filing fee is $20. An online service fee may be added to the filing fee.
  • Print and Mail a Registered Agent Change form. Registered Agent Change information will be collected through the online tool, and then printed on the correct form to be mailed to the Secretary of State with payment. This option assists with the preparation of the amendment, but does not require online payment and is not charged a service fee.

Instructions for Submission

  • Enter the Secretary of State Control Number of the business entity.
  • Validate that the correct entity has been identified.
  • Indicate if the change is being made by the agent or the business entity.
  • Provide a registered agent name and address, as well as Secretary of State Control Number if the agent is an organization.
  • Provide online credit/debit card or eCheck payment of $22.25
  • For assistance with your Registered Agent Change please contact Business Services at (615) 741-2286 or TNSOS.CORPINFO@tn.gov.
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Tre Hargett was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve as Tennessee’s 37th secretary of state in 2009 and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021. Secretary Hargett is the chief executive officer of the Department of State with oversight of more than 300 employees. He also serves on 16 boards and commissions, on two of which he is the presiding member. The services and oversight found in the Secretary of State's office reach every department and agency in state government.

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The Tennessee Secretary of State has oversight of the Department of State. The Secretary of State is one of three Constitutional Officers elected by the General Assembly, in joint session. The Secretary of State is elected to a four-year term. The constitution mandates that it is the secretary's duty to keep a register of the official acts and proceedings of the governor, and, when required, to "lay same, all papers, minutes and vouchers relative thereto, before the General Assembly."

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