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Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.131 (2026)
Unsolicited merchandise; rights of recipients.
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UNSOLICITED MERCHANDISE
Act 28 of 1969
445.131 Unsolicited merchandise; rights of recipients.
Sec. 1.
No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, in any manner, or by any means, shall offer for sale goods where the offer includes the voluntary and unsolicited sending of goods by mail or otherwise not actually ordered or requested by the recipient, either orally or in writing. The receipt of any such unsolicited goods shall be deemed for all purposes an unconditional gift to the recipient. The recipient may refuse to accept delivery of the goods, is not bound to return them to the sender, and may use or dispose of them in any manner he sees fit without any obligation on his part to the sender.
History: 1969, Act 28, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1969
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1987–1992 · leading case: In re Briggs, 143 B.R. 438 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 1992).
In re Briggs, 143 B.R. 438 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 1992). “, Mich.Comp.Laws § 445.131 ("No person ... shall offer for sale goods where the offer includes the voluntary and unsolicited sending of goods .”
Vets. of Foreign Wars v. Comm'r, 89 T.C. 7 (T.C. 1987). “416 (51) (Callaghan *23 1981)), the recipients of the boxes of Christmas cards had no obligation to pay for the cards; indeed, the recipients were by the terms of both statutes free to treat the cards as gifts.”
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