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Michigan Business Entity Search

Find a Michigan LLC or corporation in the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs's records, and read what its status means.

Michigan only answers searches on its own site. Search opens the official Michigan search in a new tab and copies your search term, so you can paste it into the business name field there.

Michigan at a glance

  • LLC filing fee $50 Source, checked 2026-10-26
  • Corporation filing fee $60 Source, checked 2026-10-26
  • Annual Statement (LLCs); Annual Report (corporations) $25, every year, starting the year after formation Source, checked 2026-10-26
  • Name reservation $25, held six months following the month of filing (LLC); corporations pay $10 Source, checked 2026-10-26
  • Certificate of Good Standing $10 Source, checked 2026-10-26

About Michigan business records

Michigan registers businesses through LARA, not a Secretary of State, and calls the registered agent a resident agent. A corporation that skips its annual report for two consecutive years is automatically dissolved; an LLC that misses two years loses good standing and its name becomes available to others.

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division keeps these records; many people call its search MiBRP.

What Michigan calls the registered agent, the person or company that accepts legal papers for the business: Resident Agent. (source, checked 2026-10-26)

Statuses you may see in Michigan

StatusWhat it means
AR Standing: GoodThe entity is current with its annual statement or annual report.
AR Standing: Not GoodThe entity has missed annual filings; an LLC loses good standing after two years without filing, and must restore before it can dissolve.

Source, checked 2026-10-26. Words other states use are in the business entity status guide.

Questions

Is this the official Michigan business search?
No. Open State Index is independent of every state and federal agency. It explains Michigan records and sends you to the official search (MiBusiness Registry Portal business search), where the state answers it.
What is MiBRP?
MiBRP is what many people call the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs's online business records. The official search linked on this page, MiBusiness Registry Portal business search, is part of the same system.
How do I check if a business name is available in Michigan?
Search the name in the MiBusiness Registry Portal; it must be distinguishable from other corporations, LLCs and limited partnerships on record. The Corporations Division publishes name availability guidelines and a restricted word list, and decides when the articles are filed.

More about a Michigan business

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