{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-450.1251","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1251","heading":"Formation of corporation for lawful purpose; exception; aiding national emergency.","body":"Sec. 251.\n\nA corporation may be formed under this act for any lawful purpose, except to engage in a business for which a corporation may be formed under any other statute of this state unless that statute permits formation under this act.\n\nIn time of war or other national emergency, a corporation may take any lawful action to provide aid, notwithstanding the purposes set forth in its articles of incorporation, at the request or direction of a competent governmental authority.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 450","Act Act-284-of-1972"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-450-1251","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"4feb2624de2e57ff2f8971c8fa7be830f21b0dcba5d8e8e85f120b29ff6d2cf4","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-450.1246","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-450.1261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}