Application of foreign corporation to conduct affairs in state; certificate; attachment; fees; issuance of certificate; duration of authority.

(1) A foreign corporation shall attach a certificate to an application for authority to conduct affairs in this state under section 1015 that states that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, is executed by the official of the jurisdiction who has custody of the records that pertain to corporations, and is dated not more than 30 days before the date the application is filed. If the certificate is in a foreign language, the foreign corporation shall attach a translation of the certificate under oath of the translator to the certificate. (2) If a foreign corporation files an application described in subsection (1), accompanied by the filing and franchise fees prescribed by law, the administrator shall issue to the foreign corporation a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state. When a certificate of authority is issued, the foreign corporation is authorized to conduct in this state any affairs of the character set forth in its application that a domestic corporation formed under this act may lawfully transact. The authority granted under this subsection continues so long as the foreign corporation retains its authority to conduct its affairs in the jurisdiction of its incorporation and its authority to conduct affairs in this state is not surrendered, suspended, or revoked.