SENATE BILL No. 245

 

 

March 4, 2003, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 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  Circuit court reporters or                    

                                                                                

2   recorders  shall be  are entitled to  demand and  receive $3.00             

                                                                                

3   per page for  a  an original transcript  ordered by any person              

                                                                                

4   the sum of $1.75 per original page  and  30  50 cents per page              

                                                                                

5   for each copy of the transcript, unless a lower rate is agreed              

                                                                                

6   upon.  For a transcript ordered by the circuit judge, reporters             

                                                                                

7   or recorders  shall be  are entitled to receive the same                    

                                                                                

8   compensation from the county.  the same compensation.                       

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   amount of reporters'  Reporters' or recorders' fees paid for                

                                                                                

2   the  a transcript  be recovered  are recoverable as  a part of             

                                                                                

3   the  taxable costs of  the  a prevailing party  in the  on a                

                                                                                

4   motion, in the court of appeals or in the supreme court only if             

                                                                                

5   the transcript was ordered for the purpose of moving for a new              

                                                                                

6   trial or preparing a record for appeal.