Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.573d (2026)

Unclaimed deposits.

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BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

Initiated Law 1 of 1976

445.573d Unclaimed deposits.

Sec. 3d.

Unclaimed deposits on returnable containers are considered to be the property of the person purchasing the returnable container and are not the property of the distributor or manufacturer who originated the deposit.

History: Add. 1989, Act 148, Eff. July 27, 1989

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Bottle Bill

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Michigan Soft Drink Ass'n v. Dep't of Treasury, 522 N.W.2d 643 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).

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Michigan Soft Drink Ass'n v. Dep't of Treasury, 522 N.W.2d 643 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 4× “1206(13b) and MCL 445.573d; MSA 18.1206(13d), do not offend the takings clauses of US Const, Ams V and XIV, and Const 1963, art 10, § 2.”

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