A registered agent is the person that will accept service of process on behalf of a business entity. The registered office is the address where the registered agent is located during normal business hours. The registered office address must be a Florida street address. A post office box is not acceptable.

The registered agent may be an individual or another business entity with an active Florida filing or registration on our records. A business entity cannot serve as its own registered agent; however, an individual associated with a particular business entity may serve as the entity´s registered agent. In other words, ABC ENTERPRISES, INC. cannot list itself (ABC ENTERPRISES, INC.) as its own registered agent. However, Robert Smith, who is the president of ABC ENTERPRISES, INC., may serve as the registered agent for ABC ENTERPRISES, INC.