{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.354","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.354","heading":"Articles of incorporation; contents.","body":"Sec. 4.\n\nAny persons associating as a nonprofit dental care corporation shall qualify under this act by subscribing to and filing articles of incorporation as provided in section 5. The articles shall contain:\n\nThe names of the incorporators and their places of residence.\n\nThe location of the principal office of the corporation for the transaction of business in this state.\n\nThe name by which the corporation shall be known, which shall not include the words insurance, casualty, surety, health and accident, mutual or other words descriptive of the insurance or surety business. The corporation shall not assume any name likely to mislead the public, or any name already in use by another existing corporation of this state, or corporation lawfully carrying on business in this state, or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion or deception.\n\nThe purposes of the corporation.\n\nThe term of existence of the corporation, which shall be for not more than 30 years.\n\nThe time for holding the annual meeting of members of the corporation.\n\nAny terms and conditions of membership in the corporation which the incorporators wish set forth in the articles.\n\nAny other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the corporation.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 550","Act Act-125-of-1963"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-354","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"fd4d648447a26ddfbe4e9e073517554920b791027c7647fdcbfad7cc65254186","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.353","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}