West Virginia Registered Agent
$129 per year, flat — as low as $87/yr with multi-year service.
Statutory registered agent service in West Virginia from a local office, with same-day electronic service of process, compliance calendar, and EntityWatch® monitoring included.
What is a West Virginia registered agent?
Businesses that register as legal entities are required by law in all 50 states to have a registered agent, resident agent, or statutory agent. A West Virginia registered agent is the designated recipient of service of process (SOP) when a business entity faces legal action, and receives official legal documents from the state regarding the company's operation within West Virginia. A West Virginia business must identify its registered agent in its articles of incorporation or organization.
How West Virginia handles service of process
In West Virginia, maintaining a registered agent is permitted rather than mandated for domestic entities (W. Va. Code § 31D-5-501, § 31B-1-108), and the Secretary of State is constituted attorney-in-fact for service of process by law (§ 31D-5-504(c)). Businesses commonly appoint a registered agent anyway, so legal documents reach a monitored address the day they arrive instead of routing through the state.
Why choose InCorp in West Virginia?
Created in 1998, we now serve more than 300,000 clients worldwide and hold a BBB A+ rating. We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service, and multi-year terms bring your cost down to as little as $87 per year. Transfer fees are absorbed in most cases when you switch, and our team helps with the West Virginia agent-change filing at no additional charge.
Registered Agent Service
$129 /year
Flat rate for West Virginia — and every other state.
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
Appointing InCorp as your West Virginia registered agent
- West Virginia does not require original signatures.
- Online filings are available.
- West Virginia processing time is about 2-5 business days depending on the volume of filings. Expedited processing is not offered.
- The West Virginia Registered Agent change filing is $15.
- West Virginia permits (rather than requires) domestic corporations and LLCs to maintain a registered agent (§ 31D-5-501; § 31B-1-108), with the Secretary of State serving as statutory attorney-in-fact for service of process. Appointing a registered agent puts a monitored address between your business and process served through the state.
- Your West Virginia Registered Agent will be responsible, on your behalf, to receive all government notifications sent to Registered Agents and litigation (service of process) documents. In West Virginia, InCorp's address is for Registered Agent service only.
The law behind it
West Virginia's registered-agent framework, quoted directly from the state code.
W. Va. Code § 31D-5-501 West Virginia Business Corporation Act (W. Va. Code ch. 31D) — Corporations
“Each corporation may continuously maintain in this state: (1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) A registered agent, who may be: (A) An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office; (B) A domestic corporation or domestic nonprofit corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office; or (C) A foreign corporation or foreign nonprofit corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office.”
W. Va. Code § 31B-1-108 Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (W. Va. Code ch. 31B) — LLCs
“(a) A limited liability company and a foreign limited liability company authorized to do business in this state may continuously maintain in this state: (1) An office, which need not be a place of its business in this state; and (2) An agent and address of the agent for service of process on the company. (b) An agent shall be an individual resident of this state, a domestic corporation, another limited liability company or a foreign corporation or foreign company authorized to do business in this state.”
W. Va. Code § 31B-2-203 Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (W. Va. Code ch. 31B) — LLCs
“(a) Articles of organization of a limited liability company must set forth: (1) The name of the company; (2) The address of the initial designated office in West Virginia, if any, and the mailing address of the principal office; (3) The name and address of the initial agent for service of process, if any; [...]”
W. Va. Code § 31D-5-504 West Virginia Business Corporation Act (W. Va. Code ch. 31D) — Corporations
“(c) In addition to the methods of service on a corporation provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Secretary of State is hereby constituted the attorney-in-fact for and on behalf of each corporation created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The Secretary of State has the authority to accept service of notice and process on behalf of each corporation and is an agent of the corporation upon whom service of notice and process may be made in this state for and upon each corporation. No act of a corporation appointing the Secretary of State as attorney-in-fact is necessary. [...]”
Quoted verbatim from the official published statutes. Statutes are amended from time to time — always confirm current law with the state or your attorney. This is information, not legal advice.
Order multiple years of West Virginia registered agent service and save
$129 /year
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
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West Virginia registered agent FAQs
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Switching your West Virginia registered agent
West Virginia charges a fee to change an existing entity's registered agent — and InCorp covers it when you switch to us. The state's fee, and what you actually pay:
| Entity Type | State Agent-Change Fee | What You Pay with InCorp |
|---|---|---|
| All entity types | $15 | $0 |
State fees are set by state law and are never discounted. Amounts shown are what the state collects with a change-of-agent filing - in some states that includes an online payment-processing fee or required extras such as certified copies or county recording.
InCorp covers the state agent-change fee when you switch to us, in most cases — confirmed before you order.
InCorp will beat any competitor's price on any product or service. Call (800) 2-INCORP for a free consultation.
Official West Virginia resources
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