SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4748

                                                                             A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled                                             

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"                                           

by amending sections 321, 880, 880a, 880b, 1027, 2529, 2538,                

5756, 8371, and 8420 (MCL 600.321, 600.880, 600.880a, 600.880b,             

600.1027, 600.2529, 600.2538, 600.5756, 600.8371, and 600.8420),            

section 321 as amended by 1997 PA 182, sections 880 and 880b as             

amended by 2000 PA 56, section 880a as added and sections 5756              

and 8420 as amended by 1993 PA 189, section 1027 as added by 1996           

PA 388, sections 2529 and 8371 as amended by 2002 PA 605, and               

section 2538 as amended by 1999 PA 151, and by adding sections              

171 and 244.                                                                

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1   Sec. 171.  (1) The civil filing fee fund is created in the                  

2   state treasury.  The money in the fund shall be used as provided            

3   in this section.                                                            

1       (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the civil filing fee                

2   fund deposits of proceeds from the collection of revenue from               

3   court filing fees designated by law for deposit in the fund and             

4   shall credit all income from investment credited to the fund by             

5   the state treasurer.  The state treasurer may invest money in the           

6   fund in any manner authorized by law for the investment of state            

7   money.  However, an investment shall not interfere with any                 

8   apportionment, allocation, or payment of money as required by               

9   this section.  The unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at            

10  the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not             

11  revert to the general fund.                                                 

12      (3) In the state fiscal year beginning October 1, 2003 and in               

13  subsequent state fiscal years, the state treasurer shall                    

14  distribute the proceeds of the fund monthly as follows:                     

15      (a) To the state court fund created in section 151a, 48.5% of               

16  the fund balance.                                                           

17      (b) To the court equity fund created in section 151b, 8.2% of               

18  the fund balance.                                                           

19      (c) To the judicial technology improvement fund created in                  

20  section 175, 11.1% of the fund balance.                                     

21      (d) To the community dispute resolution fund created by the                 

22  community dispute resolution act, 1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to              

23  691.1564, 5.2% of the fund balance.                                         

24      (e) To the executive secretary of the Michigan judges                       

25  retirement system created by the judges retirement act of 1992,             

26  1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to 38.2670, 24% of the fund balance.               

27  (f) To the secretary of the legislative retirement system for               

1   deposit with the state treasurer in the retirement fund created             

2   by the Michigan legislative retirement system act, 1957 PA 261,             

3   MCL 38.1001 to 38.1080, 1.5% of the fund balance.                           

4       (g) To the state general fund, 1.5% of the fund balance.

5   Sec. 244.  (1) The following fees shall be paid to the                      

6   supreme court clerk and may be taxed as costs when costs are                

7   allowed by the supreme court:                                               

8       (a) The sum of $375.00 for an application for leave to                      

9   appeal.                                                                     

10      (b) The sum of $375.00 for an original proceeding.                          

11      (c) The sum of $150.00 for a motion for immediate                           

12  consideration or a motion to expedite appeal, except that a                 

13  prosecuting attorney is exempt from paying a fee under this                 

14  subdivision in an appeal arising out of a criminal proceeding, if           

15  the defendant is represented by a court-appointed lawyer.                   

16      (d) The sum of $75.00 for all other motions.                                

17      (e) Fifty cents per page for a certified copy of a paper,                   

18  from a public record.                                                       

19      (f) The sum of $5.00 for certified docket entries.                          

20      (g) The sum of $1.00 for certification of a copy presented to               

21  the clerk.                                                                  

22      (h) Fifty cents per page for a copy of an opinion; however, 1               

23  copy must be given without charge to the attorney for each party            

24  in the case.                                                                

25      (2) A person who is unable to pay a filing fee may ask the                  

26  supreme court to waive the fee by filing a motion and an                    

27  affidavit disclosing the reason for that inability.

1       Sec. 321.  (1) The following fees shall be paid to the clerk                

2   of the court of appeals  ,  and may be taxed as costs where costs           

3   are allowed by order of the court:                                          

4       (a) The sum of  $250.00 $375.00 for an appeal as of right,                 

5   for an application for leave to appeal, or for an original                  

6   proceeding.  This fee shall be paid only once for appeals that              

7   are taken by multiple parties from the same lower court order or            

8   judgment and can be consolidated.                                           

9       (b) Upon the entry of any motion except a motion described in               

10  subdivision (c) upon the motion docket, the sum of  $75.00

11  $100.00.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the fee required under this            

12  subdivision is $75.00.

13      (c) Upon the entry of a motion for immediate consideration or               

14  a motion to expedite appeal upon the motion docket, the sum of              

15  $150.00 $200.00.  This fee shall be paid only once regardless             

16  of the number of lower court files involved in the appeal.  A               

17  prosecuting attorney is exempt from paying a fee under this                 

18  subdivision when filing a motion for immediate consideration or a           

19  motion to expedite appeal with regard to an appeal arising out of           

20  a criminal proceeding.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the fee                  

21  required under this subdivision is $150.00.

22      (2) The clerk of the court of appeals shall be allowed the                  

23  sum of 50 cents per page for certified copies of any entries or             

24  papers in any action or proceedings when required for any other             

25  purpose than one connected with the progress or disposition of              

26  such action or proceeding.                                                  

27      (3) The clerk shall charge the sum of 50 cents per page for                 

1   all uncertified copies of opinions, excepting those sent to 1               

2   counsel representing each party in the case, for which no charge            

3   shall be made.                                                              

4       (4) If a person is unable to pay the fees required by this                  

5   section, the person, by motion, accompanied by the person's                 

6   affidavit stating facts showing such inability, may ask the court           

7   to waive the fees and the court or a judge of the court may waive           

8   payment of the fees.                                                        

9       (5) Each month the clerk of the court of appeals shall                      

10  deposit with the state treasurer all fees collected, securing and           

11  filing a receipt for the fees deposited.                                    

12      (6) Costs shall be awarded in the discretion of the court.                  

13      (7) Upon appeal to the court of appeals, there shall be paid                

14  to the clerk of the trial court the sum of $10.00 as an appeal              

15  fee.                                                                        

16      Sec. 880.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section                 

17  and section 880a, at the time of commencing a civil action or               

18  proceeding in the probate court, the party commencing the civil             

19  action or proceeding shall pay a  $100.00 $150.00 filing fee to            

20  the probate court register.                                                 

21      (2) At the time of commencing a proceeding under section 3982               

22  of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL             

23  700.3982, the party commencing the proceeding shall pay a $25.00            

24  filing fee to the probate court register.                                   

25      (3) Except as otherwise provided by law, a fee shall not be                 

26  charged for commencing a proceeding in probate court under a                

27  provision of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to           

1   330.2106.                                                                   

2       (4) A party is not required to pay a fee under this section                 

3   if the party is the attorney general, department of treasury,               

4   family independence agency, state public administrator, or                  

5   administrator of veterans affairs of the United States veterans             

6   administration, or an agency of county government.                          

7       (5) The probate register, on or before the fifth day of the                 

8   month following the month in which fees are collected under this            

9   section, shall transmit to the county treasurer all fees                    

10  collected under this section during the preceding month.  Within            

11  15 days after receiving the fees, the county treasurer shall                

12  transmit  $21.00 of each fee collected under subsection (1) to              

13  the executive secretary of the Michigan judges retirement system            

14  created by the judges retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234, MCL              

15  38.2101 to 38.2670, and the balance of each fee all fees

16  collected under subsection (1) to the civil filing fee fund                 

17  created in section 171 and all fees collected under subsection              

18  (2) to the state treasurer for deposit in the state court fund              

19  created by section 151a.                                                    

20      Sec. 880a.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section                

21  and section 880, at the time of commencing a guardianship or                

22  limited guardianship proceeding in the probate court, the party             

23  commencing the proceeding shall pay a  $50.00 $150.00 filing fee           

24  to the probate register.                                                    

25      (2) A party is not required to pay a fee under this section                 

26  if the party is the attorney general, department of treasury,               

27  department of social services family independence agency, state           

1   public administrator, or administrator of veterans affairs of the           

2   United States veterans administration, or an agency of county               

3   government.                                                                 

4       (3) The probate register, on or before the fifth day of the                 

5   month following the month in which any fees are collected under             

6   this section, shall transmit to the county treasurer all fees               

7   collected under this section during the preceding month.  Within            

8   15 days after receiving the fees, the county treasurer shall                

9   transmit all fees collected to the state treasurer for deposit in           

10  the  state court civil filing fee fund created by section  151a

11  171.                                                                        

12      Sec. 880b.  (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, after                  

13  the commencement of a civil action or proceeding in the probate             

14  court, a party filing a motion, petition, account, objection, or            

15  claim shall pay a  $15.00 $20.00 motion fee to the probate                 

16  register.                                                                   

17      (2) A fee shall not be charged under this section in a                      

18  guardianship or limited guardianship proceeding if the moving               

19  party is the subject of the proceeding.                                     

20      (3) A fee shall not be charged under this section in a                      

21  conservatorship proceeding if the moving party is the subject of            

22  the proceeding or, if the conservatorship is for a minor, for a             

23  motion to release restricted funds.                                         

24      (4) A party is not required to pay a fee under this section                 

25  if the party is the attorney general, department of treasury,               

26  family independence agency, state public administrator, or                  

27  administrator of veterans affairs of the United States veterans             

1   administration, or an agency of county government.                          

2       (5) The probate register, on or before the fifth day of the                 

3   month following the month in which fees are collected under this            

4   section, shall transmit to the county treasurer all fees                    

5   collected under this section during the preceding month.  Within            

6   15 days after receiving the fees, the county treasurer shall                

7   transmit 50% of each fee collected to the state treasurer for               

8   deposit in the state court fund created by section 151a and shall           

9   deposit the remaining 50% of each fee in the county general fund            

10  for use exclusively for expenses of the probate court, to be                

11  first applied toward expenses in adult guardianship proceedings             

12  of the independent evaluations, legal counsel, and periodic                 

13  review mandated by article 5 of the estates and protected                   

14  individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5101 to  700.5513

15  700.5520.                                                                   

16      Sec. 1027.  (1) At the time of commencing an ancillary                      

17  guardianship or limited guardianship proceeding in the family               

18  division of circuit court, the party commencing the proceeding              

19  shall pay a  $50.00 $150.00 filing fee to the family division of           

20  circuit court.                                                              

21      (2) A party is not required to pay a fee under this section                 

22  if the party is the attorney general, department of treasury,               

23  family independence agency, state public administrator, or                  

24  administrator of veterans affairs of the United States veterans             

25  administration, or an agency of county government.                          

26      (3) The clerk of the court, on or before the fifth day of the               

27  month following the month in which any fees are collected under             

1   this section, shall transmit to the county treasurer all fees               

2   collected under this section during the preceding month.  Within            

3   15 days after receiving the fees, the county treasurer shall                

4   transmit,  all fees collected to the state treasurer for deposit            

5   in the state court fund created by section 151a. for each fee              

6   collected, $31.00 to the county treasurer and the balance of the            

7   fee to the state treasurer for deposit in the civil filing fee              

8   fund created in section 171.

9       Sec. 2529.  (1) In the circuit court, the following fees                    

10  shall be paid to the clerk of the court:                                    

11      (a) Before a civil action other than an action brought                      

12  exclusively under section 2950, 2950a, or 2950h to  2950l 2950m

13  is commenced, or before the filing of an application for                    

14  superintending control or for an extraordinary writ, except the             

15  writ of habeas corpus, the party bringing the action or filing              

16  the application shall pay the sum of  $100.00 $150.00.  The                

17  clerk at the end of each month shall transmit for each fee                  

18  collected under this subdivision within the month  , $18.75 to              

19  the executive secretary of the Michigan judges retirement system            

20  created by the judges retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234,                  

21  MCL 38.2101 to 38.2670; $5.00 to the secretary of the Michigan

22  legislative retirement system for deposit with the state                    

23  treasurer in the retirement fund created by the Michigan

24  legislative retirement system act, 1957 PA 261, MCL 38.1001 to              

25  38.1080; $5.25 to the state treasurer for deposit in the general            

26  fund; $2.00 to the state treasurer to be credited to the                    

27  community dispute resolution fund created by the community                  

1   dispute resolution act, 1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564;              

2   $11.00 $31.00 to the county treasurer  ;  and the balance of the           

3   filing fee to the state treasurer for deposit in the  state                 

4   court civil filing fee fund created in section  151a 171.                 

5       (b) Before the filing of a claim of appeal or motion for                    

6   leave to appeal from the district court, probate court, a                   

7   municipal court, or an administrative tribunal or agency, the sum           

8   of  $100.00 $150.00.  For each fee collected under this                    

9   subdivision, the clerk shall transmit  $15.00 $31.00 to the                

10  county treasurer and the balance of the fee to the state                    

11  treasurer for deposit in the  state court civil filing fee fund            

12  created in section  151a 171.                                              

13      (c) If a trial by jury is demanded, the party making the                    

14  demand at the time shall pay the sum of $85.00.  Failure to pay             

15  the fee at the time the demand is made constitutes a waiver of              

16  the right to a jury trial.  The sum shall be taxed in favor of              

17  the party paying the fee, in case the party recovers a judgment             

18  for costs.  For each fee collected under this subdivision, the              

19  clerk shall transmit $25.00 to the state treasurer for deposit in           

20  the juror compensation reimbursement fund created in section                

21  151d.                                                                       

22      (d) Before entry of a final judgment in an action for divorce               

23  or separate maintenance in which minor children are involved, or            

24  the entry of a final judgment in a child custody dispute                    

25  submitted to the circuit court as an original action, 1 of the              

26  following sums, which shall be deposited by the county treasurer            

27  as provided in section 2530:                                                

1                                                                                (i) If the matter was contested or uncontested and was not                          

2   submitted to domestic relations mediation or investigation by the           

3   friend of the court, $30.00.                                                

4       (ii) If the matter was contested or uncontested and was                      

5   submitted to domestic relations mediation, $50.00.                          

6       (iii) If the matter was contested or uncontested and the                     

7   office of the friend of the court conducted an investigation and            

8   made a recommendation to the court, $70.00.                                 

9       (e) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the                  

10  filing of a motion the sum of $20.00.  In conjunction with an               

11  action brought under section 2950 or 2950a, a motion fee shall              

12  not be collected for a motion to dismiss the petition, a motion             

13  to modify, rescind, or terminate a personal protection order, or            

14  a motion to show cause for a violation of a personal protection             

15  order.  A motion fee shall not be collected for a motion to                 

16  dismiss a proceeding to enforce a foreign protection order or a             

17  motion to show cause for a violation of a foreign protection                

18  order under sections 2950h to  2950l 2950m.  For each fee                  

19  collected under this subdivision, the clerk shall transmit $10.00           

20  to the state treasurer for deposit in the state court fund                  

21  created by section 151a.                                                    

22      (f) For services under the direction of the court that are                  

23  not specifically provided for in this section relative to the               

24  receipt, safekeeping, or expending of money, or the purchasing,             

25  taking, or transferring of a security, or the collecting of                 

26  interest on a security, the clerk shall receive the allowance and           

27  compensation from the parties as the court may consider just and            

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1   shall direct by court order, after notice to the parties to be              

2   charged.                                                                    

3       (g) Upon appeal to the court of appeals or the supreme court,               

4   the sum of $25.00.                                                          

5       (h) The sum of $15.00 as a service fee for each writ of                     

6   garnishment, attachment, execution, or judgment debtor discovery            

7   subpoena issued.                                                            

8       (2) The sums paid as provided in this section shall be held                 

9   to be in full for all clerk, entry, and judgment fees in an                 

10  action from the commencement of the action to and including the             

11  issuance and return of the execution or other final process, and            

12  are taxable as costs.                                                       

13      (3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fees                  

14  shall be paid over to the county treasurer as required by law.              

15      (4) The court shall order any of the fees prescribed in this                

16  section waived or suspended, in whole or in part, upon a showing            

17  by affidavit of indigency or inability to pay.                              

18      (5) The clerk of the circuit court shall prepare and submit a               

19  court filing fee report to the executive secretary of the                   

20  Michigan judges retirement system created by the judges                     

21  retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to 38.2670, at             

22  the same time the clerk of the circuit court transmits the                  

23  portion of the fees collected under this section to the executive           

24  secretary.                                                                  

25      Sec. 2538.  (1) For services provided that are not                          

26  reimbursable[                                       ] under the             

27  provisions of part D of title IV of the social security act,                

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1   chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 651 to 655, 656 to 660, and            

2   663 to 669b, every person required to make payments of support or           

3   maintenance to be collected by the friend of the court or the               

4   state disbursement unit shall pay a fee of  $1.25 $1.50 per                

5   month for every month or portion of a month that support or                 

6   maintenance is required to be paid.  The fee shall be paid                  

7   monthly, quarterly, or semiannually as required by the friend of            

8   the court.  The friend of the court shall provide notice of the             

9   fee required by this section to the person ordered to pay the               

10  support and that the fee shall be paid monthly or as otherwise              

11  determined by the friend of the court.  The friend of the court             

12  or SDU shall transmit 25 cents of each fee collected under this             

13  section to the appropriate county treasurer for deposit into the            

14  general fund of the county, 25 cents to the state treasurer for             

15  deposit in the fund created in subsection (3), and  shall                   

16  transmit  the balance to the state treasurer for deposit in the             

17  state court fund created in section 151a.                                   

18      (2) The department, the SDU, and each office of the friend of               

19  the court shall cooperate in the transition to the centralized              

20  receipt and disbursement of support and fees.  An office of the             

21  friend of the court shall continue to receive and disburse                  

22  support and fees through the transition, based on the schedule              

23  developed as required by section 6 of the office of child support           

24  act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400.236, and modifications to that schedule           

25  as the department considers necessary.                                      

26  [(3) An attorney general's operations fund is created within the

27  state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets

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1   from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall

2    direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to

3   the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund

4   at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not

5   lapse to the general fund. The department of attorney general shall

6   expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, for operational

7   purposes.

8                                                                               

9                                                                               

10        ]

11  (4)  (3)  As used in this section, "state disbursement unit"                

12  or "SDU" means the entity established in section 6 of the office            

13  of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400.236.                             

14      Sec. 5756.  (1) If the complaint is for the recovery of                     

15  possession of premises only, the fee for filing a proceeding                

16  under this chapter is  $32.00 $45.00.  Beginning October 1,                

17  2005, the fee required under this subsection is $40.00.

18      (2) If a claim for a money judgment is joined with a claim                  

19  for the recovery of possession of premises, the plaintiff shall             

20  pay a supplemental filing fee in the same amount as established             

21  by law for the filing of a claim for a money judgment in the same           

22  court.                                                                      

23      (3) Of each filing fee collected under this section, at the                 

24  end of each month, the clerk of the district court shall transmit           

25  $2.00 to the state treasurer to be credited to the community               

26  dispute resolution fund created by the community dispute                    

27  resolution act, Act No. 260 of the Public Acts of 1988, being               

1   sections 691.1551 to 691.1564 of the Michigan Compiled Laws;                

2   $9.00 to the executive secretary of the Michigan judges                     

3   retirement system created by the judges retirement act of 1992,             

4   Act No. 234 of the Public Acts of 1992, being sections 38.2101 to           

5   38.2608 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; $11.00 $17.00 to the                

6   treasurer of the district  control funding unit in which the               

7   action was commenced,  ; of which not less than $5.00 shall be             

8   used by the district funding unit to fund the operation of the              

9   district court; and the balance to the state treasurer for                  

10  deposit in the  state court civil filing fee fund created by               

11  section  151a 171.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the amount of               

12  each fee that the clerk shall transmit to the treasurer of the              

13  district funding unit is reduced to $12.00.

14      (4) At the end of each month, the clerk of the district court               

15  shall transmit each supplemental filing fee collected under this            

16  section in the same manner as a fee under section 8371 for the              

17  filing of a claim for money judgment for the same amount is                 

18  transmitted.                                                                

19      (5) The clerk of the district court shall prepare and submit                

20  a court filing fee report to the executive secretary of the                 

21  Michigan judges retirement system created by  Act No. 234 of the            

22  Public Acts of 1992 the judges retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA             

23  234, MCL 38.2101 to 38.2670, at the same time the clerk of the              

24  district court transmits the portion of the fees collected under            

25  this section to the executive secretary.                                    

26      Sec. 8371.  (1) In the district court, the fees prescribed                  

27  in this section shall be paid to the clerk of the court.                    

1       (2) Before a civil action is commenced in the district court,               

2   the party commencing the action shall pay to the clerk the sum of           

3   $100.00 $150.00 if the amount in controversy exceeds                      

4   $10,000.00.  For each fee collected under this subsection, the              

5   clerk shall transmit  $2.00 to the state treasurer to be credited           

6   to the community dispute resolution fund created by the community           

7   dispute resolution act, 1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564;              

8   $13.50 to the executive secretary of the Michigan judges                    

9   retirement system created by the judges retirement act of 1992,             

10  1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to 38.2670; $21.50 $31.00 to the                  

11  treasurer of the district  control funding unit in which the               

12  action was commenced,  ;  and shall transmit the balance to the             

13  state treasurer for deposit in the  state court civil filing fee

14  fund created by section  151a 171.                                         

15      (3) Before a civil action is commenced in the district court,               

16  the party commencing the action shall pay to the clerk the sum of           

17  $52.00 $65.00 if the amount in controversy exceeds $1,750.00              

18  but does not exceed $10,000.00.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the             

19  fee required under this subsection is $60.00. For each fee                  

20  collected under this subsection, the clerk shall transmit  $2.00            

21  to the state treasurer to be credited to the community dispute              

22  resolution fund created by the community dispute resolution act,            

23  1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564; $13.50 to the executive              

24  secretary of the Michigan judges retirement system created by the           

25  judges retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to                  

26  38.2670; $16.50 $23.00 to the treasurer of the district                    

27  control funding unit in which the action was commenced,  ; of            

1   which not less than $5.00 shall be used by the district funding             

2   unit to fund the operation of the district court; and shall                 

3   transmit the balance to the state treasurer for deposit in the              

4   state court civil filing fee fund created by section  151a

5   171.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the amount of each fee that the            

6   clerk shall transmit to the treasurer of the district funding               

7   unit is reduced to $18.00.

8       (4) Before a civil action is commenced in the district court,               

9   the party commencing the action shall pay to the clerk the sum of           

10  $32.00 $45.00 if the amount in controversy exceeds $600.00 but            

11  does not exceed $1,750.00.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the fee              

12  required under this subsection is $40.00. For each fee collected            

13  under this subsection, the clerk shall transmit  $2.00 to the               

14  state treasurer to be credited to the community dispute                     

15  resolution fund created by the community dispute resolution act,            

16  1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564; $9.00 to the executive               

17  secretary of the Michigan judges retirement system created by the           

18  judges retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to                  

19  38.2670; $11.00 $17.00 to the treasurer of the district                    

20  control funding unit in which the action was commenced,  ; of            

21  which not less than $5.00 shall be used by the district funding             

22  unit to fund the operation of the district court; and shall                 

23  transmit the balance to the state treasurer for deposit in the              

24  state court civil filing fee fund created by section  151a

25  171.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the amount of each fee that the            

26  clerk shall transmit to the treasurer of the district funding               

27  unit is reduced to $12.00.

1       (5) Before a civil action is commenced in the district court,               

2   the party commencing the action shall pay to the clerk the sum of           

3   $17.00 $25.00 if the amount in controversy does not exceed                

4   $600.00.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the fee required under this            

5   subsection is $20.00. For each fee collected under this                     

6   subsection, the clerk shall transmit  $2.00 to the state                    

7   treasurer to be credited to the community dispute resolution fund           

8   created by the community dispute resolution act, 1988 PA 260,               

9   MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564; $4.50 to the executive secretary of the           

10  Michigan judges retirement system created by the judges                     

11  retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to 38.2670;                

12  $5.50 $11.00 to the treasurer of the district  control funding

13  unit in which the action was commenced,  ; of which not less               

14  than $5.00 shall be used by the district funding unit to fund the           

15  operation of the district court; and shall transmit the balance             

16  to the state treasurer for deposit in the  state court civil               

17  filing fee fund created by section  151a 171.  Beginning October           

18  1, 2005, the amount of each fee that the clerk shall transmit to            

19  the treasurer of the district funding unit is reduced to $6.00.

20      (6) The judge shall order payment of any statutory fees                     

21  waived or suspended  , in whole or in part, upon a showing by               

22  affidavit of indigency or inability to pay if the person subject           

23  to the fee is receiving public assistance or is determined by the           

24  court to be indigent.                                                       

25      (7) Neither this state nor a political subdivision of this                  

26  state shall be required to pay a filing fee in a civil infraction           

27  action.                                                                     

1       (8) Except for civil actions filed for relief under chapter                 

2   43, 57, or 84, if a civil action is filed for relief other than             

3   money damages, the filing fee shall be equal to the filing fee in           

4   actions for money damages in excess of $1,750.00 but not in                 

5   excess of $10,000.00 as provided in subsection (3)  ,  and shall            

6   be transmitted in the same manner as a fee under subsection (3)             

7   is transmitted.  If a claim for money damages is joined with a              

8   claim for relief other than money damages, the plaintiff shall              

9   pay a supplemental filing fee in the same amount as required                

10  under subsections (2) to (5).

11      (9) If a trial by jury is demanded, the party making the                    

12  demand at the time shall pay the sum of $50.00.  Failure to pay             

13  the fee at the time the demand is made constitutes a waiver of              

14  the right to a jury trial.  The sum shall be taxed in favor of              

15  the party paying the fee, in case the party recovers a judgment             

16  for costs.  For each fee collected under this subsection, the               

17  clerk shall transmit $10.00 to the state treasurer for deposit in           

18  the juror compensation reimbursement fund created in section                

19  151d.                                                                       

20      (10)  If the amount in controversy in a civil action exceeds                

21  $10,000.00, a A sum of $20.00 shall be assessed for all motions            

22  filed in  that a civil action.  For each fee collected under               

23  this subsection, the clerk shall transmit $10.00 to the state               

24  treasurer for deposit in the state court fund created in                    

25  section 151a and the balance shall be transmitted to the                    

26  treasurer of the district  control funding unit for the district           

27  court in the district in which the action was commenced.                    

1       (11) The clerk of the district court shall prepare and submit               

2   a court filing fee report to the executive secretary of the                 

3   Michigan judges retirement system created by the judges                     

4   retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to 38.2670, at             

5   the same time the clerk of the district court transmits the                 

6   portion of the fees collected under this section to the executive           

7   secretary.                                                                  

8       Sec. 8420.  (1) A fee of  $17.00 the following amount, as                  

9   applicable, shall be charged and collected for the filing of the            

10  affidavit for the commencement of any action:  in which

11  (a) $25.00, if the amount in controversy does not exceed                    

12  $600.00.  , and a fee of $32.00 shall be charged and collected in           

13  any action in which Beginning October 1, 2005, the fee required            

14  under this subdivision is $20.00.

15  (b) $45.00, if the amount in controversy exceeds $600.00 but                

16  does not exceed $1,750.00.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the fee              

17  required under this subdivision is $40.00.

18  (c) $65.00, if the amount in controversy exceeds $1,750.00.                 

19  Beginning October 1, 2005, the fee required under this                      

20  subdivision is $60.00.                                                      

21      (2) A fee in an amount equal to the prevailing postal rate                  

22  for the service provided shall be charged and collected for each            

23  defendant to whom a copy of the affidavit is mailed by the                  

24  clerk.  A fee of $15.00 shall be charged and collected for the              

25  issuance of a writ of execution, attachment, or garnishment  ,

26  and for the issuance of a judgment debtor discovery subpoena.               

27  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a fee or charge               

1   shall not be collected by an officer for any service rendered               

2   under this chapter or for the taking of affidavits for use in               

3   connection with any action commenced under this chapter.                    

4   (3)  (2)  Of each  $17.00  filing fee under subsection (1)(a)

5   collected within the month, at the end of each month, the clerk             

6   shall transmit  $2.00 to the state treasurer to be credited to              

7   the community dispute resolution fund created by the community              

8   dispute resolution act, Act No. 260 of the Public Acts of 1988,             

9   being sections 691.1551 to 691.1564 of the Michigan Compiled                

10  Laws; $4.50 to the executive secretary of the Michigan judges               

11  retirement system created by the judges retirement act of 1992,             

12  Act No. 234 of the Public Acts of 1992, being sections 38.2101 to           

13  38.2608 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; $5.50 $11.00 to the                 

14  treasurer of the district  control funding unit in which the               

15  action was commenced,  ; of which not less than $5.00 shall be             

16  used by the district funding unit to fund the operation of the              

17  district court; and the balance to the state treasurer for                  

18  deposit in the  state court civil filing fee fund created in               

19  section  151a 171.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the amount of               

20  each fee that the clerk shall transmit to the treasurer of the              

21  district funding unit is reduced to $6.00.

22  (4)  (3)  Of each  $32.00  filing fee under subsection (1)(b)

23  collected within the month, at the end of each month, the clerk             

24  shall transmit  $2.00 to the state treasurer to be credited to              

25  the community dispute resolution fund created by Act No. 260 of             

26  the Public Acts of 1988; $9.00 to the executive secretary of the            

27  judges retirement system; $11.00 $17.00 to the treasurer of the            

1   district  control funding unit in which the action was                     

2   commenced,  ; of which not less than $5.00 shall be used by the            

3   district funding unit to fund the operation of the district                 

4   court; and the balance to the state treasurer for deposit in the            

5   state court civil filing fee fund created in section  151a

6   171.  Beginning October 1, 2005, the amount of each fee that the            

7   clerk shall transmit to the treasurer of the district funding               

8   unit is reduced to $12.00.

9   (5) Of each filing fee under subsection (1)(c) collected                    

10  within the month, at the end of each month, the clerk shall                 

11  transmit $23.00 to the treasurer of the district funding unit in            

12  which the action was commenced, of which not less than $5.00                

13  shall be used by the district funding unit to fund the operation            

14  of the district court; and the balance to the state treasurer for           

15  deposit in the civil filing fee fund created in section 171.                

16  Beginning October 1, 2005, the amount of each fee that the clerk            

17  shall transmit to the treasurer of the district funding unit is             

18  reduced to $18.00.

19  (6)  (4)  If the affidavit and notice to appear and answer                  

20  are served by personal service, the person serving the process is           

21  entitled to the same fee and mileage as for the service of a                

22  summons and complaint out of the district court.                            

23  (5) The clerk of the district court shall prepare and submit                

24  a court filing fee report to the executive secretary of the                 

25  Michigan judges retirement system created by Act No. 234 of the             

26  Public Acts of 1992 at the same time the clerk of the district              

27  court transmits the portion of the fees collected under this                

1   section to the executive secretary.

2       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

3   October 1, 2003.