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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Delaware? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Delaware rule below: The LLC itself, a Delaware resident, or a business entity formed in Delaware or authorized to do business there. Check with the Delaware Secretary of State before you file.
The Delaware rule
Who can serve: The LLC itself, a Delaware resident, or a business entity formed in Delaware or authorized to do business there.
The address: The address has to be a registered office in Delaware. An entity agent keeps a business office there that is generally open; an individual agent has to be generally present there. A virtual office or mail-forwarding service alone does not qualify.
The LLC itself may be named as its own agent in Delaware. Changing agents in Delaware costs $50. Source: 6 Del. C. § 18-104, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Delaware address goes on the public filing.
- Papers are handed to you at that address, so you need to be there when the state’s rule says.
- If you move, you file a change of agent ($50 in Delaware).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Delaware, the same at renewal. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.
Can I be my own registered agent in Delaware?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Delaware rule below: The LLC itself, a Delaware resident, or a business entity formed in Delaware or authorized to do business there. Check with the Delaware Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Delaware?
$50 to the state.