{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.355","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.355","heading":"Articles of incorporation; execution, filing, fee, approval, amendment.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nThe articles shall be acknowledged before a notary public of this state by at least 1 of the persons signing them. The articles shall be filed in triplicate in the form prescribed by the commissioner of insurance. A corporation shall pay to the commissioner a $10.00 fee for filing its articles or any amendments. The fees shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.\n\nIf the commissioner approves the corporation, he shall return to the incorporators 1 copy of the articles certified for filing with the county clerk of the county in which the corporation proposes to maintain its principal business office, and 1 copy certified by the commissioner for the records of the corporation, and he shall retain 1 copy for his office files.\n\nA corporation, with the approval of the commissioner and in the manner provided in its articles, may amend its articles in any manner not inconsistent with this act.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 550","Act Act-125-of-1963"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-355","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e14e3a9170d9c44cfc0c770bedfecdc6441b297209be5bf0aa52414b036077d5","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.354","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.356"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}