HOUSE BILL No. 4964


     October 7, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Switalski and Spade and referred to the
Committee on Family and Civil Law.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 2543 (MCL 600.2543), as amended by 1986 PA

   308.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 2543.  (1) The circuit court reporters or recorders

 2     shall be entitled to  MAY demand and SHALL
             receive per page for

 3    a transcript ordered by any person the sum of  $1.75
              $3.00 per

 4    original page and  30  50 cents per page for each
             copy, unless a

 5    lower rate is agreed upon.  For a transcript ordered by the cir-

 6    cuit judge, reporters or recorders shall  be entitled to
              receive

 7    THE SAME COMPENSATION from the county.  the same
             compensation. 

 8         (2) Only if the transcript is desired for the purpose of

 9    moving for a new trial or preparing a record for appeal shall the

10    amount of reporters' or recorders' fees paid for the transcript


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 1    be recovered IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OR SUPREME COURT as a 
             part

 2     of the  taxable  costs  COST of
                       the prevailing party in the

 3    motion.  , in the court of appeals or the supreme court.
             


















































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