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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1920 (2026)

Process; service on corporation; insurers.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.1920 Process; service on corporation; insurers.

Sec. 1920.

    Service of process upon a corporation, whether domestic or foreign, may be made by

    (1) leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with any officer or the resident agent, or

    (2) leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with any director, trustee, or person in charge of any office or business establishment and sending a summons and a copy of the complaint by registered mail, addressed to the principal office of the corporation, or

    (3) leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with any of the persons who may have been the last presiding officer, president, cashier, secretary, or treasurer, in the case of any corporation which may have ceased to do business by failing to keep up its organization by the appointment of officers or otherwise, or whose term of existence may have expired by limitation, or

    (4) mailing a summons and a copy of the complaint by registered mail to the corporation or an appropriate corporation officer and to the Michigan corporation and securities commission if:

    (a) the corporation has failed to appoint and maintain a resident agent or to file a certificate of such appointment as by law required; or

    (b) the corporation has failed to keep up its organization by the appointment of officers or otherwise, or the term of whose existence has expired by limitation.

    In all cases in which an insurer is a defendant, service shall not be made by leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with a resident agent; and in cases in which a defendant is a foreign insurer, 2 summonses and a copy of the complaint shall be delivered to or mailed to the office of the commissioner of insurance by registered mail.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1963–2025 · leading case: Woods v. Edgewater Amusement Park, 165 N.W.2d 12 (Mich. 1969).
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Woods v. Edgewater Amusement Park, 165 N.W.2d 12 (Mich. 1969). · cites it 2× “4 and CLS 1961, § 600.1920 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.1920) are identical, and read in part as follows: “Service of process upon a corporation, whether domestic or foreign, may be made by m * * “(4) mailing a summons and a copy of the complaint by registered mail to the…”
Guastello v. Citizens Mut. Ins., 160 N.W.2d 725 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). “1456); CLS 1961, § 600.1920 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.1920); OCR 1963, 105.”
Bratton v. Trojan Boat Co., 172 N.W.2d 457 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). “4, MOLA *249 § 600.1920 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.1920) unless an officer of defendant visited Wayne county during the 90 days that the statute of limitations could be tolled.”
Rios v. Niagara Mach. & Tool Works, Electro Dynamics & Telecom, Ltd., 86 F.R.D. 383 (W.D. Mich. 1980). · cites it 2× “(3) As required under the Due Process Clause does defendant Electro Limited have such minimum contacts with Michigan that maintenance of this action would not offend traditional motions of fair play and substantial justice.”
J. Henrijean & Sons v. M. v. Bulk Enter., 311 F. Supp. 417 (W.D. Mich. 1970). “§ 600.1920] permits service upon any corporation, whether domestic or foreign, when made by “(1) leaving a summons and copy of the complaint with any officer or the resident agent, * * This particular requirement seems to have been carried out.”
Heikkinen v. Hovinen, 152 N.W.2d 163 (Mich. Ct. App. 1967). “1 CLS 1961, § 600.1920 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.1920).”
Clayton v. Ann Arbor Motor Inn, Inc, 288 N.W.2d 432 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 4× “4 and the corresponding statute, MCL 600.1920; MSA 27A.1920, outline the methods for obtaining service of process on a corporation: *374 "Service of process upon a corporation, whether domestic or foreign, may be made by "(1) leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with…”
Edwards v. Eastman Outdoors, Inc., 746 F. Supp. 2d 207 (D. Me. 2010). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1920 ; see also Mich.”
BMO Bank N.A. v. N & P Carrier LLC (E.D. Mich. 2025). · cites it 2× “13 (citing Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1920 (4)(b); Mich.”
In Re Game Tracker, Inc., 746 F. Supp. 2d 207 (D. Me. 2010). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1920 ; see also Mich.”
Zenmuse LLC v. Jamal John Hamood (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “The court rule is substantially similar to MCL 600.1920, which also sets forth alternative methods for serving “a corporation, whether domestic or foreign[.”
Jakubowski v. Goebel Brewing Co., 124 N.W.2d 241 (Mich. 1963). “4j CLS 1961, § 600.1920 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.1920).”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1920(2): 1 case
Clayton v. Ann Arbor Motor Inn, Inc, 288 N.W.2d 432 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “4 and the corresponding statute, MCL 600.1920; MSA 27A.1920, outline the methods for obtaining service of process on a corporation: *374 "Service of process upon a corporation, whether domestic or foreign, may be made by "(1) leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with…”
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