Bill Text: MI HB5046 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Civil procedure: costs and fees; fees for transcripts; increase. Amends sec. 2543 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2543).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-11-02 - Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety [HB5046 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB5046-Engrossed.html
Substitute For
HOUSE BILL NO. 5046
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 $3.75 per original page and 30 90 cents per page for each copy, unless a lower rate is agreed upon. on. For a transcript ordered by the circuit judge, reporters or recorders are entitled to receive from the county court funding unit 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.for work completed outside of normal court business hours. During normal court business hours, a reporter or recorder shall give first priority to appellate transcripts paid for by the court funding unit. The minimum charge for a transcript is $50.00 for the original and 90 cents per page for any copy requested. On January 1, 2030, and on January 1 of every fifth year after 2030, the state treasurer shall adjust the amounts in this subsection to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index and publish the adjusted amounts.
(2) Only if the transcript is desired for the purpose of moving for a new trial or preparing a record for appeal shall may 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.
(3) An official court reporter or recorder shall purchase supplies and equipment necessary for the production of transcripts, such as transcript paper, ink, binders, software, and hardware used in the production of transcripts. The court funding unit shall purchase the supplies and equipment necessary to capture and preserve the record, such as steno machines, digital audio-video recording equipment, computers, and digital storage media.
(4) As used in this section, "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
