Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 5.01 (2026)
Registered office and registered agent
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Section 5.01. REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT
Each corporation shall continuously maintain in the commonwealth:
(1) a registered office that may, but need not be, the same as any of its places of business; and
(2) a registered agent who may be any of the following individuals or entities whose business office is also the registered office of the corporation:
(i) an individual, including the secretary or another officer of the corporation;
(ii) a domestic corporation or not-for-profit domestic corporation; or
(iii) a foreign corporation or not-for-profit foreign corporation qualified to do business in this commonwealth.