Ruling
California Registered Agent.ai: the ruling for a California-only businesses
$99 yearly
Score8.9out of 10
A plain California agent with a fixed charge and no step-up at renewal.
In the price
- A street address in the state, on the public record
- Scans of served papers appear in your online account
Why pick it
- $99 a year, unchanged
- A lower yearly agent charge than Mainstay Filing's
- Also provides LLC formation and foreign registration
- Year-one agent service is free with LLC formation
Weak spots
- The Statement of Information remains your job
- The EIN application is an additional $99
- Limited to California; other states need another agent
What the $99 yearly charge covers
California Registered Agent.ai acts as the California agent for service of process for $99 a year. The company receives a street address in the state for its registered office, and papers served on it are scanned to an online account. Renewal leaves the charge at $99.
Forming a California LLC through California Registered Agent.ai
California Registered Agent.ai files the formation document for $199; the state's filing fee is billed separately. Year one as your agent for service of process is included, and the agent is $99 a year after that. The EIN application is $99 extra, though the IRS issues the number at no cost.
California requires the Statement of Information every two years, due last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially with a $20 state fee. California Registered Agent.ai does not prepare it, so the owner must.
Registering a foreign company in California with California Registered Agent.ai
California Registered Agent.ai prepares the state registration for $199, and California adds a $70 fee. The first year as agent for service of process is included. The owner supplies certificate of good standing (existence or status) from the home state, issued within 180 days.
California Registered Agent.ai against Mainstay Filing and the other providers
On the agent service alone, California Registered Agent.ai totals $297 across three years against $447 for Mainstay Filing, a margin of $150. Mainstay Filing offers one agent plan that applies in every state and scans the first three government mailings a year free. Mainstay Filing's package is $199 a year and includes the Statement of Information; the California Registered Agent.ai route totals $397 over three years with the agent but leaves report filing to you. CA Registered Agent.org, the other California agent heard on this site, charges the same $99 a year, and the two finish near each other.
Questions on the ruling for California Registered Agent.ai
What does California Registered Agent.ai charge?
Service as agent for service of process costs $99 a year and the price holds at renewal. Forming an LLC costs $199 plus California's filing fee.
Is the annual report filed by California Registered Agent.ai?
No. The California Statement of Information falls outside its published prices, so the owner files it.
Does California Registered Agent.ai suit a California LLC as a registered agent?
It is, for a business located in California that values a fixed agent charge. Its average score across our California pages is 8.9.
What does the California Registered Agent.ai plan include?
A registered office in California and scans of papers served on the company, posted to your online account.
Does California Registered Agent.ai handle foreign registration in California?
Yes. It prepares the registration at $199 with California's fee on top, and the first year as agent is part of the charge.
The record
- California registered agent statute, on the record as of October 2026
- California Secretary of State, on the record as of August 2026
- California Secretary of State, on the record as of August 2026
- California yearly filing: Statement of Information, official source, on the record as of October 2026
- Cal. Corp. Code § 17702.01, on the record as of August 2026
- California Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms, on the record as of October 2026
- Form LLC-5, on the record as of October 2026
- Corporations Code section 17708.03, on the record as of October 2026
- Revenue and Taxation Code section 19135, on the record as of October 2026
- Franchise Tax Board, LLC filing requirements, on the record as of October 2026
- California Corporations Code 17708.07, on the record as of November 2026
- Exhibit: California Registered Agent.ai, home, pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026
- Exhibit: Mainstay Filing, California service pages, November 12, 2026