Annual Reports

Can I remove personal information from an old annual report?

Started by GlacierPark1992 • November 13, 2026 • 13 replies
GlacierPark1992
GlacierPark1992 November 12, 2026 at 11:24 PM

Long story short, I formed an LLC in 2019 and filed annual reports for a couple years. At the time I used my home address as the principal office address, big mistake. I've since moved and updated everything with the state, got a registered agent, the whole nine. But the old reports are still online with my old home address. Is there any way to get that removed or redact it? Or am I stuck?

N0RTHW1ND
N0RTHW1ND November 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM

what state? Makes a huge difference. Some states will let you file a correction/amendment, but most won't retroactively redact historical filings because they're considered public record at the time they were filed.

BargainBinBob
BargainBinBob November 13, 2026 at 3:15 AM

Generally no. Once it's in the state's archive, it's a public record. Even if the state removes it from teir search portal, third-party data scrapers already have it. Google your old address and see how many people have already reposted it.

GlacierPark1992
GlacierPark1992 November 13, 2026 at 3:33 AM

Delaware. And yeah, I've Googled it. That's how I found out. It's on one of those business record aggregator sites too, not just the state site. I'm mostyl worried about the state portal itself.

kepler_22
kepler_22 November 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM

Delaware is pretty rigid. They'll let you amend future filings but I've never seen them pull historical ones. You might try a written request to the Division of Corporations but keep expectations low.

BargainBinBob
BargainBinBob November 13, 2026 at 4:25 AM

Honestly the harder part is the aggregators. There's usually a removal request form on those sites, and some are more responsive than others. It's tedious but doable for a handful of pages.

SoggyWaffle
SoggyWaffle November 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM

lol welcome to the club. I did the same thing years ago. Best you can do is bury it. New filings, new address, maybe a mail forwarding setup if you're really paranoid.

N0RTHW1ND
N0RTHW1ND November 13, 2026 at 7:02 AM

Also worth checking whether the old address is still tied to anything else in your name. Voter registration, property records, etc. If it is, the annual report is the least of your problems.

GlacierPark1992
GlacierPark1992 November 13, 2026 at 7:13 AM

Fair point. I'll look into the the aggregator removal forms at least. And maybe send a letter to Delaware just to say I tried. Appreciate the honesty even if it's not what I wanted to hear.

kepler_22
kepler_22 November 13, 2026 at 7:41 AM

One more thing, be careful with 'correction' filings. If you file an amendment to the old report, you might actually draw more attention to it and create a new timestamp. Some people have made that mistake.

SoggyWaffle
SoggyWaffle November 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM

This. I amended one and it just added another public record with the old info info still visible. Zero help.

BargainBinBob
BargainBinBob November 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM

If you're really determined, you could look into a name change or moving the LLC to a new entity, but that's a whole different can of worms and probably overkill for an old address.

mothball_fleet
mothball_fleet November 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM

I lurk here a lot and this thread is exactly why I used a registered agent from day one. Sorry OP, wish I had something useful.

GlacierPark1992
GlacierPark1992 November 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM

Mothball, you're just twisting the knife at this point. Kidding. Thanks everyone, I'll try the aggregators and leave the state records alone.

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