HOUSE BILL No. 4881


     June 5, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Kilpatrick, Lemmons, Faunce, Adamini, Jacobs, Raczkowski, Murphy and Garza and referred to the Committee
on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 2543 (MCL 600.2543), as amended by 1986 PA

   308.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 2543.  (1) The circuit court reporters or recorders

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       shall be entitled to  MAY demand and SHALL receive per page for

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      a transcript ordered by any person the sum of  $1.75  $3.00 per

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      original page and  30  50 cents per page for each copy, unless a

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      lower rate is agreed upon.  For a transcript ordered by the cir-

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      cuit judge, reporters or recorders shall  be entitled to  receive

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      THE SAME COMPENSATION from the county.  the same compensation.

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           (2) Only if the transcript is desired for the purpose of

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      moving for a new trial or preparing a record for appeal shall the

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      amount of reporters' or recorders' fees paid for the transcript


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      be recovered IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OR SUPREME COURT as a  part

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      of the  taxable  costs  COST of the prevailing party in the

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      motion.  , in the court of appeals or the supreme court.


















































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