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If you file online, the state will process your LLC filing around 2 business days after they receive it. If you file by mail, it can take up to 2 weeks after the state receives it. Once filed, your Certificate of Organization formally creates your Massachusetts LLC.

Massachusetts registered agents exist so that legal proceedings, called services of process, can be served upon a business. They also function as a contact point between a business and the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The individual must be a resident of Massachusetts. The individual must make available their name and street address to be included in the public records of Massachusetts as your registered agent. The street address, called the registered office, must be a physical address in Massachusetts.

The Registered Agent can be a person or a company. If the Registered Agent is a person, they must be over 18 years old and have a physical address in Massachusetts. If the Registered Agent is a company, it must be authorized to do business in Massachusetts.

If you have a physical address located in Massachusetts (such as a home or office), and are available during regular business hours, you can be your own Registered Agent. If you don't have a physical address in Massachusetts, you can use a friend or family member's address.

You have the option of appointing yourself or another individual to be your LLC's registered agent, but you also can hire a commercial registered agent service. Although there's a nominal fee to use the service, it's usually affordable and offers several benefits.