Registration of corporate name by foreign corporation not authorized to transact business in state; filing; duration; notice; renewal.
MCL 450.2056
in effect450.2056. Registration of corporate name by foreign corporation not authorized to transact business in state; filing; duration; notice; renewal.
Sec. 1056.
(1) Any foreign corporation that is not authorized to transact business in this state and is not required to be authorized to transact business in this state may register its corporate name under this act, if permissible under section 212.
(2) A foreign corporation shall register its corporate name under this section by filing all of the following in the office of the administrator:
(a) An application for registration executed on behalf of the corporation, that includes the name and the mailing address of the corporation, the jurisdiction of its incorporation, the date of its incorporation, a statement that it is carrying on or doing business, and a brief statement of the business in which it is engaged.
(b) A certificate that is dated not earlier than 30 days before filing of the application, stating that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, executed by the office of the jurisdiction that has custody of the records pertaining to corporations.
(3) Unless sooner terminated by the filing of a certificate of termination, the registration of the corporate name of a foreign corporation is effective until the close of the calendar year in which the application for registration is filed. However, a registration filed after September 30 of a year expires at the end of the following calendar year. The administrator shall notify the corporation of the impending expiration at least 90 days before the expiration of the registration. The administrator may electronically transmit the notification to the resident agent of the corporation in the manner authorized by the corporation. A foreign corporation that has in effect a registration of its corporate name may renew the registration from year to year by filing annually an application for renewal and a certificate of good standing as required for the original registration. A renewal application may be filed between October 1 and December 31 in each year, and shall extend the registration for the following calendar year.
Add. 1982, Act 407, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2018, Act 85, Eff. June 24, 2018
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-450-2056Fetched: 10/20/2026