Who may serve
For a corporation: itself, a Delaware resident individual, or a domestic or authorized foreign corporation, partnership, LLC or statutory trust. An entity agent must maintain a Delaware business office; an individual must be generally present at a designated Delaware location sufficiently often to accept service.
How to change your agent
File the entity-specific change-of-agent document with the Division of Corporations.
Change fee
$50
Resignation
For a corporation, resignation without a successor requires notice at least 30 days before filing a certificate; it becomes effective 30 days after filing.
Who may serve
For a corporation: itself, a Delaware resident individual, or a domestic or authorized foreign corporation, partnership, LLC or statutory trust. An entity agent must maintain a Delaware business office; an individual must be generally present at a designated Delaware location sufficiently often to accept service.
Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
(a) Every corporation shall have and maintain in this State a registered agent, which agent may be any of: (1) The corporation itself; (2) An individual resident in this State; (3) A domestic corporation (other than the corporation itself), a domestic partnership (whether general (including a limited liability partnership) or limited (including a limited liability limited partnership)), a domestic limited liability company or a domestic statutory trust; or (4) A foreign corporation, a foreign partnership (whether general (including a limited liability partnership) or limited (including a limited liability limited partnership)), a foreign limited liability company or a foreign statutory trust. (b) Every registered agent for a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation shall: (1) If an entity, maintain a business office in this State which is generally open, or if an individual, be generally present at a designated location in this State, at sufficiently frequent times to accept service of process and otherwise perform the functions of a registered agent; (2) If a foreign entity, be authorized to transact business in this State;Official source
How to change your agent
File the entity-specific change-of-agent document with the Division of Corporations.
Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
To change a Registered Agent, it is required to file a document with the Division of Corporations.Official source
Resignation
For a corporation, resignation without a successor requires notice at least 30 days before filing a certificate; it becomes effective 30 days after filing.
Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
such resignation shall not become effective until 30 days after the certificate is filed. ... written notice of resignation was given to each affected corporation at least 30 days prior to the filing of the certificateOfficial source