Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 23.95.405 (2026)

Entities required to designate and maintain registered agent

✓ current as of May 2026

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The following shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state:

(1) A domestic entity; and

(2) A registered foreign entity.

[ 2015 c 176 s 1402.]

Notes:

Effective date—Contingent effective date—2015 c 176: See note following RCW 23.95.100.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2021 · leading case: Grays Harbor Drug Task Force & Grays Harbor Cnty. v. Real Prop. (Wash. Ct. App. 2020).

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Grays Harbor Drug Task Force & Grays Harbor Cnty. v. Real Prop. (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “If a registered agent changes either address, they are required to file a statement of change with the Secretary of State reflecting the new address.”

Phil Larson, V. Jarritos Inc. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “FAILURE TO REGISTER AS FOREIGN ENTITIES ARGUMENT Larson also contends, as he did in his objection to Jarritos’ motion to dismiss, that all of his claims were timely as to the Respondents because neither of the Respondents “are properly registered as foreign entities with the…”

Richard Mcvay, V. Lee Crossridge Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “RCW 23.95.405 requires all domestic and registered foreign entities to maintain a registered agent in Washington.”

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