DC registered agent
Registered agent service in District of Columbia. $24 a year. Yes.
Every District of Columbia company must appoint a registered agent at a street address in the state. What follows is the statute, quoted where it matters, and our position on it, which is brief.
The statutory requirement in District of Columbia
Requirement
The District of Columbia code provides:
... (B) An individual who holds the office or other position in an entity who is designated as the registered agent pursuant to § 29-104.04(a)(2)(B); ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: D.C. Code sec. 29-101.02(28); sec. 29-104.02; sec. 29-104.03
Service of process in our absence
Substituted service
... the entity may be served ... the Mayor shall immediately cause one of the copies to be forwarded by registered or certified mail to the entity at its principal office or at its last known address.
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: D.C. Code sec. 29-104.12(b), (d)
Enforcement in District of Columbia
The state's remedies against a company whose agent does not perform. Quoted without paraphrase.
Administrative dissolution by the state
... a domestic filing entity administratively if the entity does not: ... (3) Have a registered agent in the District for 60 days.
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: D.C. Code sec. 29-106.01(3); sec. 29-106.02(b)
Revocation of foreign authority
The Mayor may terminate the registration of a registered foreign entity in the manner provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section if the entity does not: ... (3) Have a registered agent as required by § 29-104.02; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: D.C. Code sec. 29-105.11(a)(3)-(4)
Pecuniary penalty
... 2, may impose civil fines and penalties pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2, on any person who: ... (5) Fails to designate and maintain a registered agent as required by this title.
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: D.C. Code sec. 29-101.06(a)(5)
Loss of standing to sue
... business in the District may not maintain an action or proceeding in the District unless it is registered to do business in the District.
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: D.C. Code sec. 29-105.02(b)
Restoration
Fee upon restoration
... at the time of its administrative dissolution and all fees and penalties that would have been due to the Mayor while the entity was dissolved administratively.
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: D.C. Code sec. 29-106.03(b)
The District of Columbia annual report, which you may also decline
District of Columbia levies an annual charge to keep a company in good standing. The amount is below. Declining it is consistent with everything else on this page.
Annual report, limited liability company
$300 per annum.
Biennial report $300.00
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: DLCP 'Corporations Division Fees - Limited Liability Company'
Annual report, corporation
$300 per annum.
Biennial report $300.00
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: DLCP 'Corporations Division Fees - Business Corporation'
Our position
We decline. At this price you may have expected otherwise.
Statutory text captured by incFACTS on 2026-08-01, verified against the code on 2026-08-10. Statutes are amended. This page is not.