If you have ever looked up a company’s registered agent on the California Secretary of State website, you may have seen the name Paracorp Incorporated or Parasec. Sometimes you’ll see both names together — “Paracorp Incorporated (d/b/a Parasec).” If you’ve wondered whether these are two different companies, or one company with two names, or how they relate to each other — this guide explains everything.
Paracorp and Parasec Are the Same Company
Paracorp Incorporated is the legal corporate name registered with the California Secretary of State. Parasec is the trade name (DBA — “doing business as”) that the company uses for its marketing, website, and client-facing services. You’ll see the formal “Paracorp Incorporated” name on corporate filings and court documents, while “Parasec” is what appears on their website at parasec.com and in their brochures.
From a legal standpoint, service of process directed at either name goes to the same physical office: 2804 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95833. The staff at that office accepts documents regardless of which name is listed on the Secretary of State filing.
A Sacramento-Headquartered Company Since 1977
Paracorp was founded in 1977 and has been headquartered in Sacramento ever since. The company started as a corporate filing service helping California businesses file formation documents with the Secretary of State. In 1987, they expanded to offer commercial registered agent services nationwide, eventually building a footprint that represents hundreds of thousands of entities across all 50 states and internationally.
Today, Parasec maintains physical offices in Sacramento (headquarters), Carson City Nevada, Los Angeles, Camden Delaware, and Liberty Hill Texas. For California service of process, the Sacramento office at 2804 Gateway Oaks Drive is the primary address.
The Employee-Owned Difference
Here’s what makes Paracorp unique among major registered agents: it is the only 100% employee-owned company in the registered agent industry. Every staff member at Paracorp has a direct financial stake in the company through its ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). There are no outside shareholders, no private equity owners, and no corporate parent.
Compare this to the other major registered agents in Sacramento: CT Corporation is owned by Wolters Kluwer (a Dutch multinational publisher), CSC Lawyers Incorporating Service is part of Corporation Service Company (a private conglomerate), and Sundoc Filings was acquired by Computershare in 2023. Only Paracorp has remained independent and locally owned since its founding.
Why This Matters for Process Servers and Corporate Clients
For corporate clients, Paracorp’s employee-owned structure means working with a company whose employees are personally invested in client success — not just as employees, but as owners. Turnover tends to be lower, institutional knowledge stays in the building, and service quality is consistent over time.
For process servers and litigation teams, this translates to predictable acceptance procedures. The staff members who accept your documents today are likely to be the same staff who accept them five years from now. There are no mergers, no parent company shake-ups, no sudden policy changes from a distant corporate office.
Serving Paracorp: What You Need to Know
If you need to serve a company that uses Paracorp or Parasec as its registered agent, the process is straightforward. California law requires personal service on a registered agent — a licensed process server must physically hand the documents to an authorized employee at Paracorp’s Sacramento office during business hours. The office accepts service Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
We serve Paracorp regularly. Because their Gateway Oaks office is in the same complex as CSC Lawyers Incorporating Service, it is one of the most-visited registered agent locations in Sacramento. For more details on serving Paracorp, see our pillar guide to Paracorp service.
