Foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in state; filing with administrator copy of amended application; contents; survivor of merger or conversion.
MCL 450.3021
in effect450.3021. Foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in state; filing with administrator copy of amended application; contents; survivor of merger or conversion.
Sec. 1021.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state that changes its corporate name, or enlarges, limits, or otherwise changes the affairs that the foreign corporation proposes to conduct in this state, or makes any other change that affects the information included in its application for certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state, shall file an amended application with the administrator within 30 days after the time a change becomes effective. A foreign corporation may make a change in its registered office or resident agent under section 242. An amended application under this subsection shall state all of the following:
(a) The name of the foreign corporation as it appears on the records of the administrator and the jurisdiction of its incorporation.
(b) The date the foreign corporation was authorized to conduct affairs in this state.
(c) If the name of the foreign corporation has changed, a statement of the name relinquished, a statement of the new name, and a statement that the name was properly changed under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and the date the name was changed.
(d) If the affairs that the foreign corporation proposes to conduct in this state enlarge, limit, or otherwise change the affairs the foreign corporation is authorized to conduct, a statement reflecting the change and a statement that the foreign corporation is authorized to conduct in the jurisdiction of its incorporation the affairs that it proposes to conduct in this state.
(e) Any additional information as the administrator may require.
(2) If a foreign corporation that is authorized to conduct affairs in this state is the survivor of a merger permitted by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the foreign corporation is incorporated, within 30 days after the merger becomes effective, the foreign corporation shall file a certificate that is issued by the proper officer of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and attests to the occurrence of the merger. If the merger has changed the corporate name of the foreign corporation, or has enlarged, limited, or changed the affairs that the foreign corporation proposes to conduct in this state, or changed any of the information included in the application, the foreign corporation shall comply with subsection (1).
(3) If a foreign corporation that is authorized to conduct affairs in this state is the survivor of a conversion under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the foreign corporation is incorporated, the foreign corporation shall, within 30 days after the conversion becomes effective, file a certificate that is issued by the proper officers of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and attests to the occurrence of the conversion. If the conversion has changed the corporate name of the foreign corporation, or has enlarged, limited, or changed the affairs the foreign corporation that proposes to conduct in this state or has affected the information included in the application, the foreign corporation shall comply with subsection (1).
1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-450-3021Fetched: 10/20/2026