June 12, 2018, Introduced by Senator HUNE 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 2004 PA 328.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2543. (1) The circuit court reporters or recorders are
entitled to demand and receive per page for a transcript ordered by
any
person the sum of $1.75 per original page and 30 cents per page
for
each copy, unless a lower rate is agreed upon. on. For a
transcript ordered by a governmental entity or individual acting on
behalf of a governmental entity, reporters or recorders are
entitled to receive $3.50 per original page and 75 cents per page
for each copy. For a transcript ordered by the circuit judge,
reporters or recorders are entitled to receive from the county the
same compensation. The supreme court, by administrative order or
court rule, may authorize the payment to circuit court reporters or
recorders
the sum of $3.00 per original page and 50 cents per page
for each copy for transcripts ordered and timely filed as part of a
program of differentiated case management for appeals of civil
cases in which the circuit court either grants or denies summary
disposition. If a transcript ordered under a program of
differentiated case management is not timely filed, the circuit
court reporter or recorder is not entitled to receive the increased
rate for that transcript.
(2) Only if the transcript is desired for the purpose of
moving for a new trial or preparing a record for appeal shall the
amount of reporters' or recorders' fees paid for the transcript be
recovered as a part of the taxable costs of the prevailing party in
the motion, in the court of appeals or the supreme court.