H.B. 5036 (H-2): COMMITTEE SUMMARY INCREASE LEGAL NOTICE FEES
House Bill 5036 (Substitute H-2 as passed by the House) Sponsor: Representative Michael Nye
House Committee: Judiciary and Civil Rights
Senate Committee: Economic Development, International Trade and Regulatory Affairs
Date Completed: 3-20-96
The bill would amend the Revised Judicature Act to increase the maximum rate a publication may charge for publishing a legal notice, order, citation, summons, or other matter required by law to be published in a newspaper. The maximum rates would be increased from $13.75 to $20 per folio for the first insertion, and from $5.35 to $8 per folio for subsequent insertions. The minimum rate for notices that must appear two or more times would increase from $39 to $55, and the minimum rate for notices that appear once would increase from $29 to $40. The bill would take effect June 1, 1996.
(According to the Black’s Law Dictionary definition of “folio”, “When used in connection with legal documents, it means a certain number of words varying from 72 to 100, but generally in the United States consisting of 100.”)
MCL 600.2534 Legislative Analyst: L. Burghardt
The bill would result in an indeterminate increase in publishing costs for the State and local units of government.
Fiscal Analyst: B. Bowerman
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
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