The appointment and maintenance of an in-state registered agent is required

The beautiful state of Utah is an excellent choice for entrepreneurs. In addition to its natural beauty and quality of life, the state ranks high for doing business thanks to an educated workforce, regulatory climate, and growth prospects. However, doing business in Utah requires compliance with many federal, state, and local requirements.

CT Corporation's reliable, professional Registered Agent services ensure that you won’t miss a critical filing and endanger your business’ good standing and it's right to defend itself in court. You'll benefit from monitoring tools and services that ensure insight into your business compliance so you’re always in control. With a professional Registered Agent, you can have the confidence of knowing that you’re aware of and on top of your compliance obligations.

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Registered agent services

Easily appoint your registered agent online within 10 minutes

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  • Registered agent services - includes a registered agent location within the state to receive legal and critical business communications and a dedicated team to receive and route all service of process legal notifications

  • Online portal - compliance portal to keep your business compliant 24/7

  • Name availability check - verification and reservation of desired business name within the state

    Not included

  • Incorporation services - completion and filing of all legal documents and Articles of Incorporation with the state

    Not included

  • Qualification services - preparation and filing of all qualification documents with the state

    Not included
Registered agent and incorporation filing

Our incorporation experts are here to help you start your business with a solid and smart foundation

Order Online - $788 +state fees*

  • Registered agent services - includes a registered agent location within the state to receive legal and critical business communications and a dedicated team to receive and route all service of process legal notifications

  • Online portal - compliance portal to keep your business compliant 24/7

  • Name availability check - verification and reservation of desired business name within the state

  • Incorporation services - completion and filing of all legal documents and Articles of Incorporation with the state

  • Qualification services - preparation and filing of all qualification documents with the state

    Not included
Registered agent and qualification filing

Legally register an existing business in another state

Order Online - $808 +state fees*

  • Registered agent services - includes a registered agent location within the state to receive legal and critical business communications and a dedicated team to receive and route all service of process legal notifications

  • Online portal - compliance portal to keep your business compliant 24/7

  • Name availability check - verification and reservation of desired business name within the state

  • Incorporation services - completion and filing of all legal documents and Articles of Incorporation with the state

    Not included

  • Qualification services - preparation and filing of all qualification documents with the state

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Roadmap to compliance
What to look for when choosing a Utah Registered Agent

A registered agent should be reliable, accurate, and consistent.  They must always be available and physically present at the registered office during normal business hours. This ensures any hand-delivered legal documents get proper attention. 

 

They must also know all business entity and compliance rules, have professionally trained staff with expert knowledge on how to properly handle and forward SOP papers, have state-of-the-art processes in place to deliver crucial documents to you, and to follow up with you regarding delivery. 

 

It is also important to have a registered agent that has the coverage and expertise to support your business as it expands into other states where an additional registration is often necessary.  
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The importance of having a Utah Registered Agent

Having a professional registered agent ensures that things such as personal emergencies, vacations, business trips, and meetings never leave your company without this physical presence. Keep in mind, a lawsuit can proceed against you, even if your registered agent is not available to receive service. You may lose the opportunity to defend yourself in court or incur extra legal fees.

 

In addition to the registered agent’s statutory responsibilities of receiving and forwarding documents, professional service companies often provide a full range of services for LLCs, corporations, and other types of business entities to help them with their compliance needs. The right professional services company can help you stay in compliance and make sure all of your documents are handled correctly.
Foreign qualification requires expert support
You can rely on CT Corporation to:
  • Record your registered agent information with the state—essential to keep your business in good standing
  • Receive state documents and legal notices, including Service of Process and wage garnishment notices, and promptly relay them to your designated contacts—so nothing gets overlooked
  • Monitor laws and regulations—to make sure you aren’t caught off guard by changes
  • Designate a specific team to serve as your go-to resource for answers to your questions—you won’t get the round around
  • Customize your registered agent services if you wish to include alerts of upcoming deadlines and forwarding of business documents—so you’ll have less to manage

Legislative updates

Senate Bill 213, effective May 4, 2022, prohibits the use of “911” in the names of corporations, nonprofit corporations, professional corporations, LLPs, LPs, LLCs, and assumed names.

Senate Bill 182, effective May 4, 2022, establishes a framework for the ownership of digital assets. Among other things, the bill states that digital securities are intangible personal property and shall be considered securities and investment property for the purposes of Chapter 9a, UCC-Secured Transactions.

Senate Bill 28, signed by the governor on March 27, 2019 and effective retroactively for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019 amends the corporation tax law regarding when a corporation is doing business in the state for corporate income tax purposes.

Senate Bill 39, effective May 8, 2018, changes the name of a certificate of good standing to a certificate of existence.

Case summaries

Authority of Division of Corporations
Salt Lake City Laumalie Maonioni Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga v. Department of Commerce, No. 20200778, decided August 18, 2022. The Utah Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of a nonprofit corporation’s petition for a determination that the Division of Corporations lacked the authority to revoke and rescind articles of amendment that had been filed by the Division. After filing the articles of amendment the corporation was involved in litigation in which the court found that the amendments were not properly approved and all actions taken after the attempted approval were invalid. Based on the court’s decision the Division revoked and rescinded the articles. The court noted that the Division’s role was purely ministerial and only the court could hold the articles of amendment invalid. Thus, the Division was required to give effect to the court’s ruling on the article of amendment’s validity and acted properly in rescinding the articles.

Authority to Retain Counsel
Sumsion v. Bay Harbor Farm, No. 20170066, decided 6/14/18. The Utah Court of Appeals ruled a member owning 45% of an LLC lacked authority to retain counsel for the LLC where the LLC statute required two-thirds consent for any action not in the ordinary course of business. Therefore, the LLC was not the attorney’s client and did not breach a contract by failing to pay him legal fees.

LLC in Bankruptcy
In re Community Translator Network, LLC, Case No. 2:17-cv-00736, decided 2/6/2018. The U.S District Court in Utah ruled that once a bankruptcy court appoints a trustee for a debtor LLC only that trustee can represent the LLC in litigation and the former manager had no authority to appeal on the LLC’s behalf.

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