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- Beverage: means a soft drink, soda water, carbonated natural or mineral water, or other nonalcoholic carbonated drink; beer, ale, or other malt drink of whatever alcoholic content; or a mixed wine drink or a mixed spirit drink. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Beverage container: means an airtight metal, glass, paper, or plastic container, or a container composed of a combination of these materials, which, at the time of sale, contains 1 gallon or less of a beverage. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Commission: means the Michigan liquor control commission. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Dealer: means a person who sells or offers for sale to consumers within this state a beverage in a beverage container, including an operator of a vending machine containing a beverage in a beverage container. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Distributor: means a person who sells beverages in beverage containers to a dealer within this state, and includes a manufacturer who engages in such sales. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Empty returnable container: means a beverage container which contains nothing except the residue of its original contents. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Manufacturer: means a person who bottles, cans, or otherwise places beverages in beverage containers for sale to distributors, dealers, or consumers. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Mixed spirit drink: means a drink containing 10% or less alcohol by volume consisting of distilled spirits mixed with nonalcoholic beverages or flavoring or coloring materials and which may also contain water, fruit juices, fruit adjuncts, sugar, carbon dioxide, or preservatives; or any spirits based beverage, regardless of the percent of alcohol by volume, that is manufactured for sale in a metal container. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Mixed wine drink: means a drink or similar product marketed as a wine cooler and containing less than 7% alcohol by volume, consisting of wine and plain, sparkling, or carbonated water and containing any 1 or more of the following:
(i) Nonalcoholic beverages. See Michigan Laws 445.571Mobile home: means a mobile home as defined in section 2 of the mobile home commission act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 600.5771 Mobile home park: means a mobile home park as defined in section 2 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 600.5771 Nonrefillable container: means a returnable container which is not intended to be refilled for sale by a manufacturer. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Nonreturnable container: means a beverage container upon which no deposit or a deposit of less than 10 cents has been paid, or is required to be paid upon the removal of the container from the sale or consumption area, or for which no cash refund or a refund of less than 10 cents is payable by a dealer or distributor in this state of that beverage in beverage containers, as further provided in section 2. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Operator of a vending machine: means equally its owner, the person who refills it, and the owner or lessee of the property upon which it is located. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.571 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Returnable container: means a beverage container upon which a deposit of at least 10 cents has been paid, or is required to be paid upon the removal of the container from the sale or consumption area, and for which a refund of at least 10 cents in cash is payable by every dealer or distributor in this state of that beverage in beverage containers, as further provided in section 2. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Sale or consumption area: means the premises within the property of the dealer or of the dealer's lessor where the sale is made, within which beverages in returnable containers may be consumed without payment of a deposit, and, upon removing a beverage container from which, the customer is required by the dealer to pay the deposit. See Michigan Laws 445.571 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried. Within this state: means within the exterior limits of the state of Michigan, and includes the territory within these limits owned by or ceded to the United States of America. See Michigan Laws 445.571 Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.