CSCL/CD-501 (Rev. 08/15)
Preparer's Name
Business
Telephone Number
(
)
Submit with check or money order by mail:
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Corporations, Secur
ities & Commercial Licensing Bureau
Corporation
s Division
P.O. Box 30054
Lansing, MI 48909
To submit in person:
2501 Woodlake Circle
Okemos, MI
Telephone: (517) 241-6470
Fees may be paid by check, money order, VISA or
Mastercard w
hen delivered in person to our office.
MICH-ELF (Michigan Electronic Filing System):
First Time Users: Call (517) 241-6470, or visit our website at http://www.michigan.gov/corporations
Customer with MICH-ELF Filer Account: Send document to (517) 636-6437
INFORMA
TION AND INSTRUCTIONS
1. This form may be used to draft your Articles of Incorporation. A document required or permitted to be filed under the act cannot be filed unless it
contains the minimum information required by the Act. The format provided contains only the minimal information required to make the document
fileable and may not meet your needs. This is a legal document and agency staff cannot provide legal advice.
2. Submit one original of this document. Upon filing, the document will be added to the records of the Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing
Bureau. The original will be returned to your registered office address unless you enter a different address in the box on the front of this document.
Since this document will be maintained on electronic format, it is important that the filing be legible. Documents with poor black and
white contrast, or otherwise illegible, will be rejected.
7. Article IV - A post office box may not be designated as the address of the registered office. If the address includes a suite number, add the name of
the business at the suite number to ensure proper mail delivery.
8. Article V - The Act requires one or more incorporators, who, except as otherwise provided or prohibited, must be licensed to perform at least one of
the services for which the corporation is organized. The address(es) should include a street number and name (or other designation), city and state.
9. Act 284, P.A. of 1972, as amended provides if the professional corporation renders a professional service that is included within the public health
code, Act No 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.1101 to 333.25211 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, then all shareholders of the
corporation shall be licensed or legally authorized in this state to render the same professional service.
13. FEES: Make remittance payable to the State of Michigan. Include corporation name on check or money order.
Name of person or organization remitting fees.
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids, services and other reasonable accommodations are available upon request to individuals
with disabilities.
6. Article III - Indicate the total number of shares which the corporation has authority to issue. If there is more than one class or series of shares, state
the relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of each class in Article III(2).
5. Article II- State the specific professional service(s) for which the corporation is organized.
4. Article I - The corporate name shall contain the words Professional Corporation or the abbreviation P.C., with or without periods.
3. This document is to be used pursuant to the provisions of Act 284, P.A. of 1972, by one or more persons for the purpose of forming a domestic profit
professional service corporation.
10. The duration of the corporation should be stated in the Articles only if not perpetual.
12. The Articles must be signed by each incorporator. The names of the incorporators as set out in Article V should correspond with the signatures.
ORGANIZATION FEE: BASED ON AUTHORIZED SHARES (Insert fee)
PLUS NONREFUNDABLE FEE:
TOTAL MINIMUM FEE:
$
+$
10.00
$
Amount of Increase
1-60,000
60,001-1,000,000
1,000,001-5,000,000
5,000,001-10,000,000
More than 10,000,000
Fee
$50.00
$100.00
$300.00
$500.00
$500.00 for first 10,000,000 plus $1000.00 for each additional 10,000,000,
or portion thereof
11. This document is effective on the date endorsed "filed" by the Bureau. A later effective date, no more than 90 days after the date of delivery, may
be stated as an additional article.