Civil procedure: costs and fees; fee for publication of legal notice; remove sunset for inflation adjustment. Amends sec. 2534 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2534).
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Overview
This bill permanently adjusts the fees newspapers charge for publishing legal notices, orders, and other court-related materials. Currently, these fees have a sunset provision tied to an inflation adjustment, which this bill removes. The Department of Treasury will now annually adjust the fees based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index, ensuring they keep pace with inflation. Newspapers can continue to charge their regular commercial rates for advertisements, but not higher for political notices.
Key provisions
- Removes the sunset clause for the legal notice publication fee adjustment.
- Establishes an annual adjustment to the legal notice publication fee based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
- Sets a minimum cost of $44.00 for notices published twice and $59.00 for notices published more than once.
- Allows newspapers to charge their standard commercial rates for advertisements, excluding political notices.
- Specifies a rate of $20.50 per folio for the first publication and $8.45 per folio for subsequent publications.
Who is affected
- Newspapers
- Courts
- Individuals involved in legal proceedings
- Legal professionals
Notable changes
- Eliminates the temporary inflation adjustment for legal notice fees.
- Provides a mechanism for ongoing fee adjustments based on inflation.
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