Delaware Registered Agent: The Backbone of Your Business

Delaware Registered Agent

$10/month or $100/year  ·  per company, per state  ·  flat since 2007  ·  phone call the day you're served

Delaware law requires every LLC, corporation, and LP to keep a registered agent with a physical Delaware street address for as long as the entity exists. Rapid Registered Agent is that agent for $10 a month or $100 a year — the same price in every state, with no packages, no setup fee, and no renewal surprises. We have done this since 2007.

Hire us as your Delaware registered agent – $10/month

What Delaware requires

The registered agent requirement is set by statute: 6 Del. C. § 18-104 for LLCs and 8 Del. C. § 132 for corporations. Your agent must:

• Keep a physical street address in Delaware — not a PO box, not a mail-forwarding box.
• Be there during normal business hours to accept service of process in person.
• Be a Delaware resident or an entity authorized to do business in Delaware.
• Forward what it receives to you promptly. Delaware treats service on your agent as legal notice to you, whether or not the papers ever reach your desk.

The filing office for all of this is the Delaware Division of Corporations. If your entity is ever left without an agent on record, the state can strip its good standing — the status banks, lenders, and buyers check — until the default is cured.

Delaware compliance your agent should keep you ahead of

• Delaware LLCs and LPs: a flat $300 annual tax due June 1. There is no annual report — you are not confirming addresses or ownership, just paying the $300. Miss it and the penalty is $200 plus interest.
• Delaware corporations: the Annual Report and franchise tax are due March 1. The report lists a physical company address (not your agent's), every director, and one officer. Franchise tax starts at $175 and scales up with authorized shares or assumed par value.
• Foreign entities: if you formed in Delaware but operate elsewhere, you still keep a Delaware agent here and a registered agent in your home state.

We keep track of what Delaware needs from you and send reminders in time. We do not file anything for you or charge you to "manage" it — we just make sure nothing lapses because a deadline slipped past you.

What our Delaware service includes

• A phone call the day you are served. Not just a scan in your inbox — an actual call, because a lawsuit has a response clock.
• Our Delaware address on the public record, not yours. Service of process and state mail come to us.
• Same-day handling. Documents are scanned and posted to your account the day they arrive, with email and optional text or fax alerts.
• Unlimited contacts per company, and separate contacts per state if you register in more than one.
• Your Delaware filing forms and instructions — formation, change of agent, and any state filing — in your dashboard the moment you order.
• The same price every year. $10 a month or $100 a year, per company, per state. No upsells, no fee to forward your documents.

Switching to us in Delaware

1. Order the service. The Delaware change form and your instructions appear in your account right away.
2. File the Statement of Change of Registered Agent with the Division of Corporations, naming Rapid Registered Agent. Existing entities can change agents at any time.
3. We take over. From the effective date, every legal notice and state communication for your company comes to us.

Forming a brand-new Delaware company? List us as your agent on the formation document and we are in place from day one.

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Delaware registered agent FAQ

Can I be my own registered agent in Delaware?

Yes, if you have a physical Delaware street address and are there during business hours. The trade-offs: your name and address go on the public record, and if your company is sued, the process server comes to that address — sometimes in front of staff or customers.

Can I use a PO box as my Delaware registered agent address?

No. Delaware requires a physical street address staffed during business hours so that legal documents can be handed to a person. A PO box or virtual mailbox does not qualify.

Does a Delaware LLC file an annual report?

No. Delaware LLCs and LPs pay a flat $300 tax by June 1 and file nothing else. Only Delaware corporations file an Annual Report, due March 1 with the franchise tax.

How do I change my Delaware registered agent?

File a Statement of Change of Registered Agent with the Division of Corporations naming the new agent. You can do this any time; you do not have to wait for a renewal date. When you order our service the form and instructions are in your account immediately.

I formed in Delaware but work in another state. Do I need two agents?

Yes. You keep a Delaware agent for the Delaware entity, and you register as a foreign entity in the state where you actually operate and keep an agent there too. We cover all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico at the same $10 per month, per state.

What happens if my Delaware company has no registered agent?

Delaware can declare the entity void or forfeited. You lose your certificate of good standing — which blocks financing, contracts, and any sale of the business — until you appoint an agent and clear any back taxes.

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Reviewed by Andrew Traub, a Texas-licensed attorney and the founder of Rapid Registered Agent. Rapid Registered Agent has acted as a registered agent for business owners since 2007.