SB-0531, As Passed House, December 15, 2015

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 531

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding sections 1990, 1991, 1992, and

1993.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 1990. Any electronic filing system fee paid by a party is

a recoverable taxable cost.

     Sec. 1991. (1) A court may apply to the supreme court for

access to and use of the electronic filing system.

     (2) If the supreme court accepts a court under subsection (1),

the state court administrative office shall use money from the

judicial electronic filing fund established under section 176 to

pay the costs of technological improvements necessary for that

Senate Bill No. 531 as amended December 10, 2015

court to operate electronic filing.

     (3) The supreme court may select a qualified vendor for the

electronic filing system.

     Sec. 1992. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to

require a person to file a document electronically. A court or

court funding unit shall not require or permit a person to file a

document electronically except as directed by the supreme court.

     Sec. 1993. An electronic filing system fee shall not be

collected under section 1986(1) [after February 28, 2021.

]

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January

1, 2016.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 532.

     (b) Senate Bill No. 533.

     (c) House Bill No. 5028.

     (d) House Bill No. 5029.

     (e) House Bill No. 5030.