Formation and Registration Forms Requiring Registered Agent Designation in Maine
Current business-entity forms are available on the I Need a Business Form page. Filings are submitted by mail to 101 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0101, in person at 6 E. Chestnut Street, 5th Floor, Augusta, ME 04330, through Annual Reports Online for annual reports, and through the Change of Address Online Service for online address changes permitted by law. (207) 624-7752. cec.corporations@maine.gov
LLCs
Maine LLC formation and foreign-qualification forms identify a commercial or noncommercial registered agent on the face of the filing, and the domestic formation form also covers low-profit and professional LLC designations.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Formation (MLLC-6) | Forms a domestic LLC and includes the registered agent designation, with optional checkboxes for low-profit LLC and professional LLC status. | $175.00 |
| Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities (MLLC-12) | Qualifies a foreign LLC and includes the registered agent designation, with an additional checkbox for a professional LLC. | $250.00 |
Corporations
Maine business-corporation filings use a clerk for domestic corporations and a registered agent for foreign corporations, and the domestic incorporation form also covers professional and benefit corporation elections.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Incorporation (MBCA-6) | Forms a domestic business corporation and includes the commercial or noncommercial clerk designation, with optional checkboxes for professional corporation and benefit corporation status. | $145.00 |
| Application for Authority to do Business (MBCA-12) | Qualifies a foreign business corporation and includes the registered agent designation, with an additional statement for professional corporations. | $250.00 |
Nonprofit Corporations
Maine nonprofit corporation forms use a registered agent on both domestic and foreign filings.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Incorporation (MNPCA-6) | Forms a domestic nonprofit corporation and includes the registered agent designation. | $40.00 |
| Application for Authority to Carry on Activities (MNPCA-12) | Qualifies a foreign nonprofit corporation and includes the registered agent designation. | $45.00 |
Limited Partnerships
Maine limited partnership forms use a registered agent on both domestic and foreign filings, and the same two forms also accommodate limited liability limited partnership and professional limited liability limited partnership status.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Limited Partnership (MLPA-6) | Forms a domestic limited partnership and includes the registered agent designation, with checkboxes for limited liability limited partnership and professional limited liability limited partnership status. | $175.00 |
| Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (MLPA-12) | Qualifies a foreign limited partnership and includes the registered agent designation, with checkboxes for foreign limited liability limited partnership and professional limited liability limited partnership status. | $250.00 |
Limited Liability Partnerships
Maine LLP forms use a registered agent on both domestic and foreign filings, and each form also accommodates professional LLP status.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Limited Liability Partnership (MLLP-6) | Registers a domestic LLP and includes the registered agent designation, with an optional professional LLP statement. | $175.00 |
| Application for Authority to do Business (MLLP-12) | Qualifies a foreign LLP and includes the registered agent designation, with an optional professional LLP statement. | $250.00 |
Changing a Maine Registered Agent or Registered Office (Filed by Entity)
Maine uses one state form for appointment or change of a clerk or registered agent across domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships, with a lower fee for nonprofit corporations.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Statement of Appointment or Change of Clerk or Registered Agent (CLKRA-3) | Appoints or changes a commercial or noncommercial clerk or registered agent and also covers a change in the existing clerk’s or registered agent’s name or address. | $35.00 for business corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and LLPs; $15.00 for nonprofit corporations |
Registered Agent Resignation and Rejection Forms in Maine
Maine publishes resignation forms for noncommercial clerks and noncommercial registered agents, and the current forms pages do not publish a separate rejection-of-appointment form.
| Form | Description | Filed By | Filing Fee |
| Statement of Resignation (MBCA-3A-NCRA) | Resigns a noncommercial clerk for a domestic business corporation. | Noncommercial clerk | $35.00 |
| Statement of Resignation (MNPCA-3A-NCRA) | Resigns a noncommercial registered agent for a nonprofit corporation. | Noncommercial registered agent | $15.00 |
| Statement of Resignation (MLLC-3A-NCRA) | Resigns as a noncommercial registered agent for a Maine or foreign LLC. | Noncommercial registered agent | $35.00 |
| Statement of Resignation (MLPA-3A-NCRA) | Resigns a noncommercial registered agent for a limited partnership. | Noncommercial registered agent | $35.00 |
| Statement of Resignation (MLLP-3A-NCRA) | Resigns as a noncommercial registered agent for a limited liability partnership. | Noncommercial registered agent | $35.00 |
Each resignation form requires the resigning noncommercial clerk or registered agent to send notice to the represented entity.
Reinstatement Forms Requiring Registered Agent Information in Maine
Maine’s domestic revival form asks for the clerk or registered agent name and registered office address appearing on the Secretary of State’s records at the time of dissolution.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Application for Certificate of Revival (REVIVAL) | Revives a domestic business corporation, domestic nonprofit corporation, domestic LLC, or domestic limited partnership and requires the recorded clerk or registered agent information from the time of dissolution. | $150.00 for domestic business corporations, domestic LLCs, and domestic limited partnerships; $25.00 for domestic nonprofit corporations |
Transfer and Merger Forms Requiring Registered Agent Information in Maine
Maine includes merger forms here only when the form itself requires a foreign surviving entity’s service-of-process or mailing address.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Merger or Share Exchange (MBCA-10) | Requires a foreign surviving corporation or other foreign survivor to provide the mailing address to which the Secretary of State may mail process served on the Secretary of State. | $100.00 |
| Statement of Merger (MLLC-10) | Requires a foreign surviving organization to state the principal office address for service of process in Maine. | $150.00 |
| Articles of Merger (MLPA-10) | Requires a foreign surviving organization not authorized in Maine to state the street and mailing address of an office for service of process. | $150.00 |
FAQ
Where can I find all current Maine Secretary of State business forms?
Current business-entity forms are organized by entity type on the I Need a Business Form page.
Annual reports are filed through Annual Reports Online. Maine does not publish one universal business-entity fee schedule page for all entity types, and the filing fees appear on the entity-specific forms pages and on the forms themselves.
Is the registered agent consent form required to be filed with the Maine Secretary of State?
Maine does not publish one separate statewide consent form for domestic and foreign entities covered by this article.
Instead, the formation, qualification, and change forms state that the listed clerk or registered agent has consented to serve. That consent is built into the signed filing rather than documented on a separate standalone consent form.
What form is used to change a registered agent in Maine?
The state uses Statement of Appointment or Change of Clerk or Registered Agent (CLKRA-3).
The filing fee is $35.00 for business corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and LLPs, and $15.00 for nonprofit corporations. Filing methods are the same as described above.
What is the difference between the entity-filed change form and the agent-filed change form in Maine?
The entity-filed form is Statement of Appointment or Change of Clerk or Registered Agent (CLKRA-3). It is used when the entity appoints a new clerk or registered agent or changes existing clerk or registered-agent information.
Maine does not publish a separate statewide PDF form that lets an agent change the person serving as clerk or registered agent across multiple entities. For address-only changes, Maine instead provides the Change of Address Online Service for a noncommercial clerk or noncommercial registered agent to change the registered office address, and that service does not change the person serving in the role.
Is there a fee to form a nonprofit corporation in Maine?
Yes. Articles of Incorporation (MNPCA-6) have a filing fee of $40.00.
For comparison, Articles of Incorporation (MBCA-6) for a domestic business corporation have a filing fee of $145.00. The nonprofit and business corporation forms both use the same filing office and paper-filing process described above.
What forms are used to register an out-of-state LLC in Maine?
A foreign LLC uses Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities (MLLC-12).
The filing fee is $250.00. The form includes the registered agent designation and states that the registered agent listed on the form has consented to serve.
The current Maine qualification materials do not publish a separate late-qualification penalty on this form.
What forms are used to form or register a partnership in Maine?
A domestic limited partnership uses Certificate of Limited Partnership (MLPA-6). It creates the entity, has a $175.00 filing fee, and includes the registered agent designation.
A foreign limited partnership uses Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (MLPA-12). It has a $250.00 filing fee and includes the registered agent designation.
A domestic LLP uses Certificate of Limited Liability Partnership (MLLP-6). It has a $175.00 filing fee and registers LLP status rather than forming a separate corporation or LLC.
A foreign LLP uses Application for Authority to do Business (MLLP-12). It has a $250.00 filing fee and includes the registered agent designation.
Maine accommodates limited liability limited partnership status on the domestic and foreign limited partnership forms by checkbox rather than by a separate LLLP form. Maine’s general partnership forms page does not publish a formation or foreign-qualification form that appoints a registered agent.
Can I file Maine SOS forms online?
Maine provides Annual Reports Online for annual reports filed by business corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited partnerships, LLCs, and LLPs.
Maine also provides the Change of Address Online Service for a noncommercial clerk or noncommercial registered agent to change the registered office address, and for certain foreign-entity principal or home-office address changes. The current Maine business-forms pages otherwise direct filers to complete the state forms and submit them to the filing office.