Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 450. Corporations § 450.2056

Sec. 1056. (1) Any foreign corporation that is not authorized to transact business in this state and is not required to be authorized to transact business in this state may register its corporate name under this act, if permissible under section 212.  1

(2) A foreign corporation shall register its corporate name under this section by filing all of the following in the office of the administrator:

(3) Unless sooner terminated by the filing of a certificate of termination, the registration of the corporate name of a foreign corporation is effective until the close of the calendar year in which the application for registration is filed. However, a registration filed after September 30 of a year expires at the end of the following calendar year. The administrator shall notify the corporation of the impending expiration at least 90 days before the expiration of the registration.The administrator may electronically transmit the notification to the resident agent of the corporation in the manner authorized by the corporation. A foreign corporation that has in effect a registration of its corporate name may renew the registration from year to year by filing annually an application for renewal and a certificate of good standing as required for the original registration. A renewal application may be filed between October 1 and December 31 in each year, and shall extend the registration for the following calendar year.