Cogency Global Registered Agent Addresses: Where Your Entities Get Served and What to Check

If a plaintiff sues one of your Delaware entities tomorrow, the process server heads to 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904, the address the Delaware Division of Corporations has on file for Cogency Global Inc. That works only if the address on each state record matches where the agent actually receives papers. Across 50 to 250 entities in 30 or more states, that match affects whether a summons reaches your legal team before a court moves toward a default judgment.

Cogency Global publishes a registered agent address list, and the April 2026 edition is the current one as of September 2026. It covers roughly 40 states plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico; Georgia, among others, does not appear on it. That is a useful starting point, not a substitute for the record each state actually holds.

In South Dakota, the published address and the state's own commercial registered agent list disagree. In Nevada and Georgia, this article could not independently confirm the address against a current state record, so treat both as needing a direct check on each entity's own filing.

Cogency Global's registered agent addresses by state

Use the published list as a starting point, then compare each address with the entity's state record.

Published addresses and verification status

The table below shows what Cogency Global's April 2026 list states for each jurisdiction and what this article could confirm against an official state or federal source.

The April 2026 list carries the remaining states; entries outside Delaware, Florida, and New York were not confirmed against a state or federal record for this article.

Where the published list and state records diverge

South Dakota is the clearest problem. The state's own commercial registered agent list and Cogency Global's April 2026 list give different Pierre addresses, and only each entity's South Dakota record shows which one is currently on file. Do not assume either list on its own settles the question.

Georgia is a different kind of problem. Cogency Global's April 2026 list does not include Georgia, and its locations page does not list a Georgia office. That is not the same as having no active Georgia appointments: the state's own eCorp business search shows entity records associating Cogency Global with 900 Old Roswell Lakes Parkway, Suite 310, Roswell, GA 30076.

Whether a given entity's Georgia appointment is currently active, resigned, or otherwise cannot be determined from Cogency Global's own published materials alone. Check the individual entity's Georgia record directly rather than assuming Georgia absence in the provider's own PDF means no Georgia presence at all.

What a registered office address legally has to be

Delaware's registered office and registered agent rules changed materially in 2025, and the change affects how you should read a Delaware address on file.

Delaware's physical office rules

Under 8 Del. C. § 131(c), a registered office address needs street, number, city, county, and postal code. Senate Bill 95, signed by the governor on June 30, 2025 and generally effective August 1, 2025, added a prohibition on a registered agent performing its duties solely through a virtual office, a mail forwarding service, or both, at Title 8 as well as at the LLC Act (§ 18-104) and the LP Act (§ 17-104).

Section 132, governing an entity registered agent's operational duties, was also amended by SB 95; consult the current statute directly for the exact operational requirements now in force rather than relying on a paraphrase, since the specifics changed with this bill.

The principal place of business trap

SB 95 also amended § 502(a) so that a corporation's principal place of business, as stated on its annual franchise tax report, cannot be listed as the address of its registered agent, unless the corporation's actual principal place of business is in Delaware and it serves as its own registered agent.

Pull the most recent report for each Delaware entity, confirm the principal office reflects the entity's real operating address, and repeat the check in any other state that collects both a registered office and a principal office address.

What happens to service of process when the address is wrong

In New York, the Secretary of State acts as a business corporation's agent for service of process by default, alongside any registered agent the corporation has named.

Substituted service on the Secretary of State

Under New York's BCL § 306, a plaintiff may serve a domestic or authorized foreign corporation by personally delivering duplicate copies of process, together with a $40 statutory fee, to the Department of State's office in Albany; service is complete once the Secretary of State has been served.

Delaware has a comparable mechanism: when a registered agent cannot be served with reasonable diligence, or after an unresolved resignation, Delaware law allows the process to route through the Secretary of State. The practical effect in both states is the same: the clock on your entity's time to respond can start running before anyone at your company has actually seen the paperwork, which is why the address on file matters as much as having an agent at all.

Default judgments built on stale addresses

New York courts have granted relief from a default judgment where a corporation was served through the Secretary of State and never received actual notice because its address on file was out of date. In Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v. A.C. Dutton Lumber Corp., 67 N.Y.2d 138 (1986), New York's highest court confirmed that a defendant served this way may seek relief under CPLR 317 without having to show a reasonable excuse for the default, provided it acts within the statute's time limits and shows it did not personally receive notice in time to defend.

CPLR 317 gives a corporation served through the Secretary of State one year after learning of the judgment, and no more than five years after entry, to seek that relief. Courts have denied relief, however, where a company knew its address on file was wrong and simply failed to correct it, so an outdated address is a risk to manage, not a guaranteed way out of a default.

The consequences of an unresolved agent lapse can also arrive before any lawsuit does, and some of them run through the courts rather than around them.

• Delaware: A corporation that fails to name a new agent within 30 days after a resignation certificate is filed has its charter declared forfeited under 8 Del. C. § 136(b); an LLC in the same position has its certificate of formation cancelled under the parallel LLC Act provision.

• Texas: The Secretary of State may take enforcement action, up to involuntary termination, when a registered agent has resigned or mail to the agent has been returned; the exact notice period and procedure should be confirmed against the Secretary of State's current instructions before you rely on a specific timeline.

• Florida: Under Fla. Stat. § 607.0501(6), a non-compliant corporation may not prosecute or maintain a court action until it complies, and a court may additionally order a penalty of $5 for each day of non-compliance, capped at $500. Under Fla. Stat. § 605.0714, the department may administratively dissolve an LLC that does not file a statement of change within 30 days of an agent address change, after a 60-day notice and cure period; dissolution is not automatic on the 31st day.

How to verify the address on file and correct it

Delaware, New York, and California let you look up a registered agent address in a free entity search; Florida's Sunbiz search is also free. Texas's SOSDirect charges a $1 search fee, which is waived if you place an order or filing on the same search.

Pulling the record from each state portal

The Delaware entity search returns the agent's name, address, and phone number at no charge; a paid Entity Status Report adds official good-standing status. Florida's Sunbiz registered agent search returns matching Florida entity records when you search a provider's name directly. New York's public entity database is free and shows the address on file. California's bizfile Online shows agent contact details at no charge, and Texas's SOSDirect needs a funded account for most searches.

Log the agent name on file, the registered office street address, and the date you checked, for every entity. The ACC's 2023 report on legal entity management, based on a survey of 467 organizations, found that many organizations still lack consistent policies for this kind of subsidiary governance and rely heavily on spreadsheets rather than dedicated systems. Run the same address check on any newly acquired entity at the time of close, not at the next annual report cycle.

Filing fees to change an agent or office

The fee depends on who files, which state, and which entity type.

Filing on the entity's own Form 401 and filing on the agent's multi-entity Form 408 both cost $15.00 per entity in Texas, so the agent-filed route only saves money once a commercial agent is updating more than 50 for-profit entities in one filing, where the $750 cap applies. Under Texas BOC § 5.203, a registered agent filing a change on an entity's behalf must recite that it gave the entity at least 10 days' written notice before filing, and one statement under this section may cover more than one entity.

In Model Registered Agents Act states, a commercial agent can likewise file one statement of change covering multiple entities it represents, with a duty to notify the affected entities. Confirm the new address on each entity's own state record afterward. Colorado, for example, lets the update go on the entity's periodic report or in a standalone statement of change.

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Frequently asked questions about Cogency Global addresses

These answers summarize the main address-verification and service-of-process points covered above.

What is Cogency Global's Delaware registered agent address?

Cogency Global's published Delaware address is 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904. The Delaware Division of Corporations' registered agent list confirms the same address.

Should you rely only on Cogency Global's published address list?

No. Use the list as a starting point and compare the address with the registered agent information on each entity's own state record, especially in states like South Dakota where the published list and state sources differ.

Why does the South Dakota address require extra verification?

Cogency Global's April 2026 list gives 207 E Capital Ave., Suite 101B, Pierre, SD 57501, while South Dakota's own commercial registered agent list gives 326 N. Madison Ave., Pierre, SD 57501-2629. Check the individual entity's South Dakota record to see which address currently governs it.

Does Cogency Global not appearing in a state's list mean it has no entities there?

Not necessarily. Georgia is a good example: Cogency Global's own PDF and locations page don't list a Georgia address, but Georgia's official business search shows entity records naming Cogency Global at a Roswell, Georgia address. Check the individual entity's record rather than relying on the provider's own materials alone.

What can happen if a registered agent address is stale?

Service may be routed through a Secretary of State, and the entity may not receive the mailed copy before its response period begins. Depending on the state and entity type, an unresolved agent lapse can also lead to forfeiture, cancellation, or administrative dissolution, generally after a notice or cure period rather than immediately.

How should you document an address review?

For each entity, record the agent name, registered office street address, source portal, and date checked. Repeat the review for acquired entities at close, and confirm any corrected address on the state record after filing.