MT registered agent
Montana. $1 a year.
Montana law requires a registered agent. The text is below. Read it or do not.
what Montana does about it
The state's remedies, quoted. No commentary.
dissolution
... (3) the corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for 60 days or more; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCA 35-14-1420(3)-(4); procedure at 35-14-1421
dissolution
... liability company: (a) (i) has failed for 60 days after a change of its registered agent to file in the office of the secretary of state a statement of the change; or (ii) ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCA 35-8-209(1)(a); procedure at 35-8-914
revocation
... provided in subsections (2) and (3) if: ... (c) the foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for 60 days or more; or (d) the secretary of ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCA 35-14-1511(1)(c)-(d); see also MCA 35-8-1011(2)-(3) (foreign LLCs)
the rule
rule
Montana says:
... an individual or a domestic or foreign entity that serves in this state as ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCA 35-7-102(13), 35-7-104; MCA 35-14-501(1)
the lawsuit
service
... served, the corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCA 35-14-504(2)-(3); see also MCA 35-7-113(2)
coming back
reinstatement
... The corporation shall submit with its application for reinstatement: (a) a certificate from the department of revenue stating that all taxes imposed pursuant to Title 15 have been paid; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: MCA 35-14-1422(1)-(2); see also MCA 35-8-912 (LLCs)
compliance
No.
the annual report
annual report, llc
Free in Montana. Skip it anyway.
Annual Report Prior To April 15th WAIVED / Annual Report After April 15th ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: MT SOS Business Services Filing Fees - Limited Liability Companies, Both Domestic & Foreign Filings
annual report, corporation
Free in Montana. Skip it anyway.
Annual Report - Prior To April 15th WAIVED / Annual Report - After April 15th ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: MT SOS Business Services Filing Fees - Corporations, Both Domestic & Foreign Filings
incFACTS captured this 2026-08-01 and verified it 2026-08-10. It may have changed. We would not know.