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Form a Business

Certificate of authority as prerequisite to transacting business; scope of authority.

MCL 450.2011
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450.2011. Certificate of authority as prerequisite to transacting business; scope of authority. Sec. 1011. A foreign corporation shall not transact business in this state until it has procured a certificate of authority to transact business from the administrator. A foreign corporation may be authorized to transact business in this state that may be transacted lawfully in this state by a domestic corporation, to the extent that it is authorized to transact that business in the jurisdiction where it is organized, but no other business. 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1997, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 24, 1997
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-450-2011Fetched: 10/20/2026

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