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.