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Mich. Comp. Laws § 567.237 (2026)

Property held in safe deposit box or repository.

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UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT


Act 29 of 1995


567.237 Property held in safe deposit box or repository.

Sec. 17.

    Except as otherwise provided in section 17a, all property held in a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping repository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by law, that remain unclaimed by the owner for more than 3 years after the lease or rental period on the box or other repository has expired, are presumed abandoned.

    

    

History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 2010 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 101, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2024

Compiler's Notes:

    Enacting section 1 of Act 197 of 2010 provides:

    "Enacting section 1. This amendatory act applies to property presumed abandoned and subject to the state's custody as unclaimed property under this act reportable to the state for any period ending after June 30, 2010."

    Enacting section 1 of Act 101 of 2024 provides:

    "Enacting section 1. This amendatory act applies to property that is presumed abandoned and subject to this state's custody as unclaimed property on or after the effective date of this amendatory act."

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Lisa Kemerer v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).
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Lisa Kemerer v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “225 through MCL567.237, MCL 567.238(1) and (2) delineate the obligation on the holder of presumed abandoned property to provide a report including any identifying information of the owner.”
The Walt Disney Co. v. Rachael Eubanks (Mich. 2025). “226 to MCL 567.237 have been met, then the property in question “is subject to the custody of [Michigan] as unclaimed property” if one or more of the criteria listed under MCL 567.”
Dine Brands Global Inc v. Rachael Eubanks (Mich. 2025). “226 to MCL 567.237 have been met, then the property in question “is subject to the custody of [Michigan] as unclaimed property” if one or more of the criteria listed under MCL 567.”
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