{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-500.7022","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7022","heading":"Name of MEWA; proof of existence of MEWA.","body":"Sec. 7022.\n\nNo MEWA authorized under this chapter shall take any name which is the same as or closely resembles the name of any other MEWA doing business in this state. A MEWA shall transact its business under its own name, and shall not adopt any assumed name: excepting that a MEWA, by amending its articles, may change its name or take a new name with the approval of the commissioner. Whenever it shall be necessary, in any legal proceedings, to prove the existence of a MEWA, a certified copy of such MEWA's certificate of authority shall be prima facie evidence of the existence of the MEWA.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 500","Act Act-218-of-1956"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-500-7022","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"c1649cdd0201deb06aaec9d26e8816fb906f315e9a2e84ef3e4cac8f1e2222ff","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-500.7020","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-500.7024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}