Sec. 246.
(1) The resident agent appointed by a corporation is an agent of the corporation on which any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the corporation may be served.
(2) If an individual, whether a resident or nonresident of this state, accepts election, appointment, or employment as a director or officer of a corporation formed under this act or in existence on the effective date of this act, the acceptance is considered an appointment of the resident agent of the corporation as his or her agent on which process may be served while he or she is a director or officer, in any action commenced in a court of general jurisdiction in this state, arising out of or founded on any action of the domestic corporation or of the individual as a director or officer of the domestic corporation. After accepting service of process, the resident agent shall promptly forward it to the director or officer at his or her last known address.
(3) The administrator may serve a notice described in subsection (1) by electronically transmitting the notice to the resident agent of the corporation in the manner authorized by the corporation.
History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 85, Eff. June 24, 2018
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 284 of 1972 - Business Corporation Act (450.1101 - 450.2099)
284-1972-2 - Chapter 2 Formation; Purposes and Powers (450.1201...450.1275)
Section 450.1201 - Incorporators.
Section 450.1202 - Articles of Incorporation; Contents.
Section 450.1209 - Articles of Incorporation; Permissible Provisions.
Section 450.1211 - Corporate Name; Required Words and Abbreviations.
Section 450.1215 - Corporate Name; Reservation of Right to Use; Transfer of Right.
Section 450.1217 - Transacting Business Under Assumed Name; Certificate.
Section 450.1221 - Beginning of Corporate Existence; Filing of Articles as Evidence.
Section 450.1231 - Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Bylaws; Contents of Bylaws.
Section 450.1241 - Registered Office and Resident Agent Required; Address.
Section 450.1243 - Resignation of Resident Agent.
Section 450.1246 - Service of Process.
Section 450.1261 - Corporate Powers.
Section 450.1271 - Asserting Lack of Corporate Capacity or Power.
Section 450.1275 - Agreement to Pay Interest in Excess of Legal Rate; Defense of Usury Prohibited.