State website: www.legislature.mi.gov
State law reference for partnership regulation:
Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Sections
449.1+. (Please see Uniform Partnership Act).
State law reference for name registration: Michigan
Compiled Laws Annotated, Sections 445.1+.
Registration of business name requirements: Registration
is mandatory. The applicant must register
with the office of the Clerk in the county or counties
where the business is or where the applicant intends
to conduct business. (Section 445.1).
Business Name Registration fee: Not available.
Term of registration: Five years.
Name requirements: The statute does not set
guidelines. However, the County Clerk can reject
an assumed name that is likely to mislead the public
or a name that is similar to another business name.
(Section 445.2).
Registration application requirements: The applicant
must file a certificate before the person intends to
conduct business. The certificate shall state the name
of the business, the real full name of the owner(s), and
the address of the owner(s). (Section 445.1).
Publication requirements: None stated.
Office for registration: The applicant must register
with the office of the Clerk in the county or counties
where the business is or where the applicant intends
to conduct business. (Section 445.1).
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