HOUSE BILL No. 4062

 

January 27, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Jones and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1895 PA 161, entitled

 

"An act to require county treasurers to furnish transcripts and

abstracts of records, and fixing the fees to be paid therefor,"

 

by amending section 1 (MCL 48.101), as amended by 1984 PA 291.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. (1) A county treasurer shall make upon request a

 

transcript of any paper or record on file in the treasurer's office

 

for the following fees:

 

     (a) For an abstract of taxes on any description of land, 25

 

cents for each year covered by the abstract.

 

     (b) For an abstract with statement of name and residence of

 

taxpayers, 25 cents per year for each description of land covered

 

by the abstract.

 

     (c) For list of state tax lands or state bids, 25 cents for


 

each description of land on the list.

 

     (d) For 1 copy of any paper or document at the rate of 25

 

cents per 100 words.

 

     (e) For each certificate, 25 cents.

 

     (2) For statements in respect to the payment of taxes required

 

by section 135 of the general property tax act, Act No. 206 of the

 

Public Acts of 1893, as amended, being section 211.135 of the

 

Michigan Compiled Laws 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.135, the county

 

treasurer shall receive 20 cents for each description of land

 

contained in the certificate but the total amount paid shall not be

 

less than $1.00.

 

     (3) In no case shall any  An abstract, list, copy, or

 

statement made as required by this act , shall not be furnished for

 

a sum less than 50 cents.

 

     (4) All moneys  money collected under the provisions of this

 

act shall be retained by the county treasurer collecting the same,

 

except in counties in which the county treasurer receives a salary

 

in lieu of all fees, in which counties such moneys shall be placed,

 

by the treasurers collecting the same,  this section shall be

 

deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county.

 

     (5) A charter  county with a population of more than 2,000,000

 

may impose by ordinance or by resolution a different amount for the

 

fees prescribed by this section. A charter  county shall not impose

 

a fee which is  greater than the cost of the service for which the

 

fee is charged.