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.