KY registered agent
Kentucky. $1 a year.
Kentucky law requires a registered agent. The text is below. Read it or do not.
what Kentucky does about it
The state's remedies, quoted. No commentary.
dissolution
... or registered agent in this state for sixty (60) days or more; (c) If the entity does not notify the Secretary of State within sixty (60) days that its registered office or ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: KRS 14A.7-010(1)(b)-(c)
revocation
... entity is without a registered office or registered agent in ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: KRS 14A.9-070(2)-(3)
no court
... transacting business in this Commonwealth without a certificate of authority may ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: KRS 14A.9-020(1)
fine
... for a civil penalty of two dollars ($2) for each day it transacts business in this Commonwealth without a ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: KRS 14A.9-020(4)
also
... entity's certificate of authority shall be considered to appoint the Secretary of State the foreign entity's registered ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: KRS 14A.9-080(4)
the rule
rule
Kentucky says:
... An individual who resides in this Commonwealth and whose business address is identical with the registered office; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: KRS 14A.4-010(1)(b)
the lawsuit
service
... with reasonable diligence be served, the entity or foreign entity may be served with process, ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: KRS 14A.4-040(2)
coming back
reinstatement
... accompanied by the reinstatement penalty and the current fee for ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: KRS 14A.7-030(1)(g)
compliance
No.
the annual report
Kentucky charges this every year. Do not pay it and keep the money. The rest of this page is what happens next.
annual report, llc
$15. Yearly.
Your annual report must be signed, dated and accompanied by a $15 filing ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Pages/Annual-Reports.aspx
annual report, corporation
$15. Yearly.
Domestic Corporations (Profit and Professional Service) - Annual Report: ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: Kentucky Secretary of State, Business Filings - Fees
incFACTS captured this 2026-08-01 and verified it 2026-08-10. It may have changed. We would not know.