Michigan § 450.5002 - Transacting business; certificate of authority by foreign limited liability company required; application; filing; contents.

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§ 450.5002. Transacting business; certificate of authority by foreign limited liability company required; application; filing; contents.

Sec. 1002.

Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited liability company shall obtain a certificate of authority from the administrator. To obtain a certificate of authority, a foreign limited liability company shall file with the administrator an application, executed as provided in section 103, setting forth all of the following:

(a)

The name of the foreign limited liability company and, if different, the name under which it proposes to transact business in this state.

(b)

The jurisdiction and date of its organization.

(c)

The address of its registered office in this state and the name of its resident agent at that address in accordance with section 207.

(d)

A statement that includes both of the following:

(i)

That the department is appointed the agent of the foreign limited liability company for service of process if no agent has been appointed under subdivision (c), or, if appointed, the agent's authority has been revoked, the agent has resigned, or the agent cannot be found or served through the exercise of reasonable diligence.

(ii)

The name and address of a member, manager, or other person to whom the administrator is to send copies of any process served on the administrator.

(e)

The address of the office required to be maintained in the jurisdiction of its organization by the laws of that state or, if not required to maintain an office by the laws of that state, of the principal office of the foreign limited liability company.

(f)

Other additional information as may be necessary or appropriate in order to enable the department to determine whether the limited liability company is entitled to transact business in this state.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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