Change Your Pennsylvania Registered Agent: Form, Fee, and Steps

Switching registered agents in Pennsylvania is a single inexpensive filing once you know which document the state wants. The commonwealth handles it differently than most states because its statutes are built around a registered office rather than a registered agent. The change filing therefore updates your registered office, and many businesses fill that role by listing a Commercial Registered Office Provider. The Department of State points out that a CROP is not the same thing as a registered agent under its rules.

The Form: Statement of Change of Registered Office

The document is the Statement of Change of Registered Office, form DSCB:15-1507/5507/8625/8825. One combined form serves business corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited partnerships, and LLCs, which is why the number strings four statute sections together. The official filing fee is $5, and the form is filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, either on paper or online through Business Filing Services.

Foreign entities registered in Pennsylvania maintain a registered office as well, but they update it through their foreign registration records rather than this domestic form. If your company was formed in another state, contact us before filing and we will point you to the correct paperwork.

Common Reasons for Changing Registered Agents

Privacy protection. Serving as your own registered office puts a personal address into the public record, where anyone searching Pennsylvania entities can find it. A commercial provider's address appears instead of yours.

Service quality. An agent who forwards documents slowly, or not at all, exposes you to missed response deadlines and the default judgments that can follow.

Better value. Some providers charge several hundred dollars per year and layer on fees for scanning, portal access, or compliance notifications. Comparable coverage is available for far less.

Business transitions. An office closing, a relocation, or the departure of the person who served as your agent all make a change necessary.

Steps to Change Your Registered Agent in Pennsylvania

1. Select a new registered agent that satisfies Pennsylvania's registered office rules: a physical street address in the commonwealth, or a CROP named in place of an address.
2. Complete the Statement of Change of Registered Office (DSCB:15-1507/5507/8625/8825), which asks for your entity information and the new registered office or CROP designation.
3. Submit the form to the Pennsylvania Department of State with the $5 fee, on paper or through Business Filing Services online.
4. Verify the update in the Department's business records once processing completes, and confirm your prior agent knows the change is effective.

Filing your $7 annual report (due January 1 through September 30 for LLCs) anyway? Under 15 Pa.C.S. § 8825(b), the new registered office can be included in that report instead of a separate statement.

When You Switch to Us

We manage the change filing when you enroll. You provide your business information during checkout, we prepare and submit the Statement of Change of Registered Office, and the $5 state fee is the only government charge involved.

Our $99 annual service handles your registered office by way of a commercial provider listing, which keeps your personal address out of that field, plus service of process handling, same-day document scanning, online portal access, compliance reminders, and privacy protection. Portal credentials are established within one business day of enrollment. Once the Department of State records the change, documents begin arriving at our address and are scanned immediately for your access.

Why Choose Us?

Straightforward pricing. $99 per year covers every feature, with no setup fees or document scanning charges for legal mail.

Privacy. Our address stands in for yours on the public record.

Consistent coverage. Our office is staffed through the business day, and everything that arrives is scanned the same day with prompt notification.

Authoritative compliance support. No complicated contracts or ambiguous terms, just professional registered agent service with dependable follow-through.

Initiate Service

Ready to change your registered agent? Enroll for Pennsylvania Registered Agent service at $99 per year and we will coordinate the Statement of Change of Registered Office with the Pennsylvania Department of State.

Visit our checkout page to provide your business information and begin the process. Questions about your specific situation? Contact us at support@paregisteredagent.org, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time.