September 6, 2016, Introduced by Senator JONES and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 1987 (MCL 600.1987), as added by 2015 PA 231.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1987. (1) Except for an automated payment service fee
collected under section 1986(5), and except as provided in
subsection (2), the electronic filing system fee authorized under
this chapter is the only fee that may be charged to or collected in
a civil action specifically for electronic filing.
(2) If, pursuant to a supreme court order, a court or court
funding unit is collecting a fee for electronic filing other than
the electronic filing system fee on September 30, 2015, the court
or court funding unit may continue to collect $2.50 for filing or
service or $5.00 for filing and service, in addition to the
electronic
system filing fee until December 31, 2016.2017.