Michigan Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Status

Michigan Business Certificate

Michigan Certificate of Good Standing

A Michigan Certificate of Good Standing (also called Certificate of Status) confirms an entity's current standing with LARA.

Order a Michigan Certificate

Official Michigan document

Official name: Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Status

Issuing office: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau

Commonly requested for closings, lender due diligence, banking, foreign qualification, and compliance reviews.

Standard processing

$95 — usually completed the same business day when ordered by 2:00 PM.

Rush processing

$125 — priority handling, targeted within 1 hour when available (not offered Fridays).

Information typically needed

  • Exact legal business name
  • Michigan ID number, when available
  • Entity type
  • Requested deadline and delivery requirements

Michigan-specific note

Michigan's business filings are handled by LARA rather than a Secretary of State — confirm the certificate name matches what the requesting party expects.

Need the Michigan certificate handled for you?

Signature Filings can retrieve the appropriate state-issued certificate and deliver it electronically according to the selected processing option.

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Last reviewed July 6, 2026. Signature Filings is a private third-party document retrieval service and is not affiliated with LARA.