487.1311 Prohibited representations; permissible acts.
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487.1311 Prohibited representations; permissible acts.
Sec. 311.
(1)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a person transacting business in this state, other than a licensee, shall not use a name or title that indicates that the person is a business and industrial development company including, but not limited to, use of the term "BIDCO", and shall not otherwise represent that the person is a business and industrial development company or a licensee.
(2)Before being issued a license under this act, a Michigan corporation or Michigan limited liability company that proposes to apply for a license or that applies for a license may, under a name that indicates that it is a business and industrial development company, perform the acts necessary to obtain a license and to otherwise prepare to transact business as a licensee. A corporation or limited liability company shall not represent that it is a licensee until after the license has been obtained.
History: 1986, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 150 , Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1997