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Form a Business

Articles; certified copy as evidence.

MCL 485.4
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485.4. Articles; certified copy as evidence. Sec. 4. A copy of said articles, filed in pursuance of this act, certified by the secretary of state to be a true copy, and of the whole thereof, shall be in all courts and places presumptive evidence of the incorporation of such company and of the facts therein stated. 1875, Act 233, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1875; How. 3823; CL 1897, 6699; CL 1915, 8800; CL 1929, 11735; CL 1948, 485.4
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-485-4Fetched: 10/20/2026

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