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Form a Business

Articles; certified copy as evidence.

MCL 457.85
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457.85. Articles; certified copy as evidence. Sec. 5. A copy of such articles of association, duly certified under the seal of the state, shall be prima facie evidence of the due existence and incorporation of such association. 1897, Act 35, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 7867; CL 1915, 10304; CL 1929, 10586; CL 1948, 457.85
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-457-85Fetched: 10/20/2026

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