CA registered agent
California. $17 a year. Straight from the bowl.
California makes every company it registers name a registered agent at a street address inside its borders. We start with what the state does when that agent is us, then work back up to what it asked for in the first place.
What California pours on a company whose agent is us
The remedies come first on this page because they are the part that matters. Quoted from the code. We added nothing, not even water.
A civil penalty, in dollars
... (b) Upon certification pursuant to subdivision (a), the Franchise Tax Board shall assess against the corporation the penalty provided in Section 19141 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 2204(a)-(b)
Also in the water
... a notice of the suspension to the corporation, and thereupon, the corporate powers, rights, and privileges of the corporation are suspended, except for the purpose of filing an application for ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 2205(a), (c)
A civil penalty, in dollars
... pursuant to Section 17702.09 has not been filed by the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company shall be ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 17713.07(b); see § 17713.09
Also in the water
... Tax Board of the suspension, and shall provide a notice of the suspension to the limited liability company and thereupon, except for the purpose of amending the articles of organization to ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 17713.10(c)
How much of that we do
None of it. It settled.
What California asked for in the first place
What the state asked for
The California code, undiluted:
... If a natural person is designated, the statement shall set forth that person's complete business or residence street address.
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 1502(b); accord § 17701.13(c) (LLCs)
The California annual report, which can also be left to settle
California charges a yearly amount to keep a company on its books. Here it is. Leaving it unpaid saves the whole amount, in exactly the way the rest of this site saves you money.
Yearly report fee for an LLC
$20 each year, down the drain.
... a limited liability company or of a foreign limited liability company pursuant to Section 17702.09 of the Corporations ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Gov. Code 12190(k)
Yearly report fee for a corporation
$25 each year, down the drain.
... Cooperative Corporations (Form SI-200) - initial or annual statement: $20.00 filing fee and a $5.00 ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdf/be-fee-schedule-062018.pdf
The refill fee
incFACTS has not verified the California reinstatement fee. Something is floating over that entry and we did not fish it out.
Where the lawsuit goes instead
Service, rerouted
... satisfaction of the court that process against a domestic corporation cannot be served with reasonable diligence upon the designated agent ... the court may make an order that the service be made ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Cal. Corp. Code § 1702(a); accord § 17701.16(c) (LLCs)
Statute text as captured by incFACTS on 2026-08-01 and checked line by line against the state code on 2026-08-10. The code moves like water. This page sits.