Ic&s 502 Nformation And Instructions Page 2
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REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR C&S 502 - ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
FOR DOMESTIC NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
Act 162, P.A. 1982; MCLA 450.2101; MSA 21.197(101)
Section 202, Act 162, P.A. 1982 lists information required in the articles of incorporation. Articles I
through V of form C&S 502 MUST be completed to reflect this information.
Act 162 also contains many additional provisions which may be contained in the articles. These
provisions should appear as additional Articles beginning with Article VI.
The document must be reviewed to determine that it substantially complies with the Act.. For example,
provisions must conform to law and be consistent with attorney general opinions, guidelines and policies;
the name must be available for use; the incorporators must sign; fees must be paid; etc.
Following are specific items to be considered in determining whether or not the Articles of Incorporation
can be filed.
SPECIFIC DOCUMENT ITEMS
STATUTORY CITE
Except for the corporate name, the document must be in the English
NPA 132(1)
language. The corporate name need not be English words, but must be
written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals.
ARTICLE 1
The name must be checked for availability. The following must be
considered in doing so:
1. The corporate name may not indicate or imply that the corporation is
NPA 212(1)(a)
engaged in an activity other than that provided in the purposes.
2. The corporate name must be distinguishable from any active name of
NPA 212(1)(b)
a corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company,
Guideline adopted
including:
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a) a corporate name
b) a limited partnership name
c) a limited liability company name
Policy statement C-40
d) an assumed name for a corporation, limited partnership or limited
liability company
e) a reserved name
f) a name registered by a foreign corporation
3. The corporate name shall not contain a word or phrase or the
NPA 212(1)(c)
abbreviation or derivative of a word or phrase, which is prohibited or
restricted by any other state statute unless the restriction is complied
with.
4. Various state and federal statutes prohibit or restrict the use of certain
See RESTRICTED
words or abbreviations in names of corporations. The NAMES
WORD list
program in the computer system searches for any of these words
which have been identified when inquiry regarding name availability is
Policy Statement C-48
made and displays a message that the proposed name contains a
word or abbreviation which may be prohibited or restricted from use.
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