CT Corporation publishes an online ordering option for new customers. The page does not state a service term and directs limited partnership inquiries to a CT Corporation professional.
If you run 50 to 250 entities, the terms that drive your administration include renewal terms, LP service terms and consolidated billing arrangements. Those sit behind a sales call. What is public, as of October 2026, is that CT offers switching and bundled services and charges state government fees separately without specifying which apply to a given order.
What CT Corporation publishes for registered agent service
CT's website provides online ordering for new customers but does not state the service term. The ordering option appears on the 50-state page and on CT's Texas, California, Utah, Ohio and New York state pages.
Online ordering and its conditions
The Texas, California, Utah, Ohio and New York pages all display an online ordering option. The pages say LLCs, S-Corporations and C-Corporations appoint a registered agent and that an agent is needed in the formation state and in each state where an entity is registered as a foreign entity. For limited partnerships, a CT article names LPs among entities that need an agent but directs readers to contact a CT Corporation professional.
Change of agent, bundles and certificates
CT offers change-of-agent services and states that state fees are charged separately. It also offers bundles combining registered agent service with business formation or foreign qualification. Certificates of good standing are available through CT's Ohio, Washington, California and Delaware pages. Service of process routing is part of the package; the California page says document forwarding and deadline alerts can be customized into the service.
What CT does not publish
CT's site does not explain whether expedited handling, resignation-of-agent support, late-payment handling or reinstatement support are available. The hCue platform and CT's compliance bundle, which puts agent and annual report fees "on one invoice, by entity or by group of entities", are available only through its sales process.
What states charge to appoint or change a registered agent
Published change-of-agent fees run from $0 for some electronic filings to $60 per entity, and the table below lists each figure from the state's own fee schedule or statute, with the edition date where one is stated. California has no separate agent-change line; agent changes run through the Statement of Information.
State | Corporation | LLC | Limited partnership | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
$50.00; exempt $5.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | Revised August 1, 2026 | |
$30; $5 if by agent | $30; $5 by agent | $30; $5 by agent | Rev. 3/16 | |
$15 | $15 | $15 | Form 401, revised 05/11 | |
$35.00 | $25.00 | $35.00 | No date stated; LLC fee schedule, LP fee schedule | |
$25 routine; $75 expedited | $25 | $50 | ||
$25 paper/fax; no fee electronic | $25 paper/fax; no fee electronic (LLC details) | Not retrieved | No date stated | |
$60 | $60 | $60 | NRS ch. 77 (section not specified) | |
$60.00 "Any Other Filing" line (applicability unconfirmed) | $60.00 | $60.00 | Effective July 1, 2026 | |
$25 Statement of Information | No fee online after initial (domestic); $20 foreign | Rev. 06/2018; LLC-12 REV 12/2022; LP-2 REV 12/2024 |
Delaware by entity type
Delaware's $50 is confirmed in statute for all three entity types: 8 Del. C. §391(a)(12) for corporations, 6 Del. C. §18-1105(a)(11) for LLCs and 6 Del. C. §17-1107(a)(11) for LPs. The August 1, 2026 schedule adds expedite surcharges of $1,000 for one-hour, $500 for two-hour, $200 same-day and $100 24-hour service. Resignation of agent with appointment of a successor costs $119.00 for corporations, $200.00 for LPs and $240.00 for LLCs. An undated Division cover letter states "$104.00 ($49.00 for non-profit corporations)" for a Certificate of Change of Registered Agent, which conflicts with the $50.00 on the current schedule.
Dated schedules and unresolved figures
Three schedules in the table carry old edition labels, so their currency is unconfirmed: New York's Rev. 3/16, Texas Form 401's 05/11 and California's 06/2018. California's customer alert gives $20 for LLCs while Form LLC-12 says "No Fee" online after the initial filing, and the state has not reconciled the two.
What a lapse costs when an agent resigns
In Delaware a resignation takes effect 30 days after filing, and a corporation that fails to name a successor in that window loses its charter under 8 Del. C. §136.
Delaware forfeiture and revival
The statute reads that if no new agent is designated within 30 days, "the Secretary of State shall declare the charter of such corporation forfeited", and a foreign corporation "shall forfeit its authority to do business in this State". A resignation without successor costs $2.00 per corporation, $2.00 per LLC under §18-104(d) and $2.00 per LP under §17-104(d). Revival costs more: a canceled LLC pays $180 under §18-1109 plus the annual tax, penalties and interest due at cancellation, and an LP certificate of revival under §17-1111 costs $200 plus the same back charges. Sources disagree on the annual tax base: 6 Del. C. §18-1107(b) for LLCs and §17-1109(a) for LPs state $400 plus $100 per series, while Division pages (tax instructions, Division FAQ) and the House Bill 400 bill detail list $300 as of January 1, 2026 (signed 5/21/26). Whichever base applies, the penalty and tax deadline are $200.00 plus 1.5% monthly interest on tax and penalty, with the tax due June 1 and no proration; state tax deadlines track state fiscal calendars and are subject to annual change, so confirm the current figure and deadline against Delaware Division of Corporations instructions each year before budgeting a revival.
Texas and Florida reinstatement
Texas Business Organizations Code §11.251 lets the Secretary of State terminate a filing entity's existence for failure to maintain a registered agent or office, and §9.101(b)(1)(B) lets the Secretary revoke a foreign registration if the failure is not corrected before the 91st day after notice. Reinstatement on Form 811 costs $75 for corporations, LLCs and LPs alike ($5 for nonprofit corporations and cooperatives), plus "any fees, interest, or penalties" the form does not quantify; reinstatement instructions give foreign entities until the third anniversary of revocation to reinstate. Florida's reinstatement fees are entity-specific and steeper: $600.00 for a profit corporation plus each year's annual report fee, $175.00 for a non-profit corporation, and $100.00 for an LLC plus each year's annual report fee.
How the costs multiply across a fund portfolio
In practice, your agent cost tends to scale with the number of state registrations you hold, not with entity count. Each required foreign registration adds a separate agent appointment, and each Delaware LLC or LP owes its Delaware LLC or LP annual tax for any year it exists.
One appointment per state registration
Texas requires registered foreign LLCs, LPs, PLLCs and LLPs to maintain a registered agent address that is not solely a mailbox or answering service, with the agent's written or electronic consent on file. Florida agent acceptance requires a Florida street address with no P.O. Box. A foreign entity that has transacted business in Texas for more than 90 days without registering owes a Texas late fee equal to the registration fee for each year or part-year, and the Secretary of State's foreign entity guidance states it does not waive that fee apart from a five-year cap. If your fund has 10 entities each qualified in five states, you hold 50 statutory appointments. CT does not state the term of its public ordering option, and its portfolio arrangements require confirmation through its sales process.
Allocation and bandwidth at the fund level
ILPA's 2026 guidance on organizational expenses recommends capping LP-borne organizational expenses at the lower of 5 basis points of target AUM or $10 million, with GPs bearing 50% of any overage, and states that costs specific to an alternative, parallel or co-invest vehicle should be borne solely by that vehicle. Because Delaware does not prorate, an SPV active for a single month owes a full year of annual tax; if treated as a vehicle-specific cost, ILPA's guidance would place it on that vehicle. In-house capacity to track all of this is thin: respondents to the ACC 2023 report on legal entity management named too many competing priorities (62%), lack of bandwidth (49%) and inconsistent processes (37%) as their main pain points, with regulatory compliance a stated priority for 61%.
Simplify registered agent coverage with Discern
Managing registered or statutory agent appointments, as applicable, across multiple states means tracking separate government fees, filing rules, resignation risks and renewal terms. Registered agent requirements vary across U.S. jurisdictions. Registered-agent updates are an important part of entity compliance. Users should verify available notification features directly with the provider. Users should verify available filing capabilities directly with Discern.
For portfolios with 50 to 250+ entities, consolidating those appointments reduces fragmented tracking and payment administration. Vestwell's entity-management work is part of the broader compliance discussion, replacing multiple legacy registered agents that had no shared tracking. The example focuses on annual-report workflow. More broadly, consolidation can simplify payment workflows. This article provides general compliance information and does not constitute legal advice. Consult qualified legal counsel for guidance specific to your situation.
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