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MI Comp L § 600.875 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.875 - Charging Estate; Limitation; Conditions.

600.875 Charging estate; limitation; conditions. Sec. 875.  If the estate of a respondent, minor, legally incapacitated person, or protected person is sufficient, the probate court may charge the estate of the person an amount approved by the court, but not more than the actual cost of the services, for any of the following:  (a) Guardian ad litem appointed to represent the person.  (b) Counsel appointed to represent the person.  (c) Court ordered examination by a physician or mental health professional.  (d) Independent examination by a physician or mental health professional. History: Add. 1993, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1993
MI Comp L § 600.876 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.876 - Certified Copies for Which Charges or Fees Prohibited.

600.876 Certified copies for which charges or fees prohibited.Sec. 876.  A charge shall not be made nor shall any fee be collected on account of or by reason of the furnishing of certified copies in connection with proceedings for the admission and commitment of persons to mental hospitals or any facility or institution maintained or operated by the state or the federal government for the care of mentally ill or developmentally disabled persons, or for determining inheritance tax. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014
MI Comp L § 600.877 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.877 - Fees; Time of Payment.

600.877 Fees; time of payment.Sec. 877.  All fees received by the probate court during each month under sections 871 to 874 must be paid on or before the tenth day of the succeeding month as follows:  (a) Beginning March 28, 2013, 47.5% of each fee must be paid to the county treasurer and credited to the county general fund.   (b) Beginning March 28, 2013, 52.5% of each fee must be paid to the state treasurer and credited to the state general fund. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 596, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2018
MI Comp L § 600.878 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.878 - Transcript Fees.

600.878 Transcript fees. Sec. 878.  (1) The probate court reporter or recorder may collect for transcripts of testimony requested by any interested party or ordered by the probate judge, other than depositions, the same fees as provided by section 2543 for circuit court reporters or recorders unless a lower rate is agreed upon. The transcript fees so collected shall be paid to the probate court reporter or recorder by the ordering party, or by the county for a transcript ordered by a probate judge, which fees shall accrue to the reporter or recorder as additional compensation.  (2) Fees shall not be charged or collected for transcripts provided under Act No. 243 of the Public Acts of 1919, being section 35.41 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987
MI Comp L § 600.879 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.879 - Prohibited Compensation, Fees, or Costs; Violation as Malfeasance in Office.

600.879 Prohibited compensation, fees, or costs; violation as malfeasance in office. Sec. 879.  (1) A probate judge, probate register, clerk, or employee of the probate court shall not receive or accept any compensation whatever for collecting from a fiduciary or estate any fees for the publishing of a notice or matter required in a proceeding in the probate court.  (2) A probate judge shall not collect or receive any fee from, or charge any costs to, a person unless the payment of the fee or costs is expressly authorized by law. A person violating this section is guilty of malfeasance in office. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.880 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.880 - Filing Fees for Civil Action to Probate Register; Exceptions; Disposition.

600.880 Filing fees for civil action to probate register; exceptions; disposition. Sec. 880.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 880a, at the time of commencing a civil action or proceeding in the probate court, the party commencing the civil action or proceeding shall pay a $150.00 filing fee to the probate court register.  (2) At the time of commencing a proceeding under section 3982 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3982, the party commencing the proceeding shall pay a $25.00 filing fee to the probate court register.  (3) Except as otherwise provided by law, a fee shall not be charged for commencing a proceeding in probate court under a provision of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106.  (4) A party is not required to pay a fee under this section if the party is the attorney general, department of treasury, family independence agency, state public administrator, or administrator of veterans affairs of the United States veterans administration, or an agency of county government.  (5) The probate register, on or before the fifth day of the month following the month in which fees are collected under this section, shall transmit to the county treasurer all fees collected under this section during the preceding month. Within 15 days after receiving the fees, the county treasurer shall transmit all fees collected under subsection (1) to the civil filing fee fund created in section 171 and all fees collected under subsection (2) to the state treasurer for deposit in the state court fund created by section 151a. History: Add. 1992, Act 233, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 189, Eff. Oct. 8, 1993 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 56, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
MI Comp L § 600.880a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.880a - Filing Fee Commencing Guardianship to Probate Register; Exception; Disposition.

600.880a Filing fee commencing guardianship to probate register; exception; disposition. Sec. 880a.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 880, at the time of commencing a guardianship or limited guardianship proceeding in the probate court, the party commencing the proceeding shall pay a $150.00 filing fee to the probate register.  (2) A party is not required to pay a fee under this section if the party is the attorney general, department of treasury, family independence agency, state public administrator, or administrator of veterans affairs of the United States veterans administration, or an agency of county government.  (3) The probate register, on or before the fifth day of the month following the month in which any fees are collected under this section, shall transmit to the county treasurer all fees collected under this section during the preceding month. Within 15 days after receiving the fees, the county treasurer shall transmit all fees collected to the state treasurer for deposit in the civil filing fee fund created by section 171. History: Add. 1993, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1993 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
MI Comp L § 600.880b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.880b - Fees Paid to Probate Register; Exceptions; Disposition.

600.880b Fees paid to probate register; exceptions; disposition. Sec. 880b.  (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, after the commencement of a civil action or proceeding in the probate court, a party filing a motion, petition, account, objection, or claim shall pay a $20.00 motion fee to the probate register.  (2) The probate register shall charge and collect a $15.00 service fee for each writ of garnishment, attachment, or execution or for each judgment debtor discovery subpoena issued.  (3) A fee shall not be charged under this section in a guardianship or limited guardianship proceeding if the moving party is the subject of the proceeding.  (4) A fee shall not be charged under this section in a conservatorship proceeding if the moving party is the subject of the proceeding or, if the conservatorship is for a minor, for a motion to release restricted funds.  (5) A party is not required to pay a fee under this section if the party is the attorney general, department of treasury, family independence agency, state public administrator, or administrator of veterans affairs of the United States veterans administration, or an agency of county government.  (6) The probate register, on or before the fifth day of the month following the month in which fees are collected under this section, shall transmit to the county treasurer all fees collected under this section during the preceding month. Within 15 days after receiving the fees, the county treasurer shall transmit 50% of each fee collected to the state treasurer for deposit in the state court fund created by section 151a and shall deposit the remaining 50% of each fee in the county general fund for use exclusively for expenses of the probate court, to be first applied toward expenses in adult guardianship proceedings of the independent evaluations, legal counsel, and periodic review mandated by article 5 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5101 to 700.5520. History: Add. 1993, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1993 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 56, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
MI Comp L § 600.880c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.880c - Fees for Bringing Appeal, Registering Trust, or Depositing Will; Disposition.

600.880c Fees for bringing appeal, registering trust, or depositing will; disposition. Sec. 880c.  (1) Upon appeal from the probate court to the circuit court or court of appeals, the party bringing the appeal shall pay a $25.00 fee to the probate court register.  (2) Upon registering a trust or depositing a will for safekeeping, the person registering the trust or depositing the will shall pay a $25.00 fee to the probate court register.  (3) The probate court register, on or before the fifth day of the month following the month in which fees are collected under this section, shall transmit all fees collected under this section during the previous month to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall deposit all the fees in the county general fund for use exclusively for expenses of the probate court, to be first applied toward expenses in adult guardianship proceedings of the independent evaluations, legal counsel, and periodic review mandated by article 5 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5101 to 700.5513. History: Add. 1993, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1993 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 56, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
MI Comp L § 600.880d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.880d - Waiver or Suspension of Fees.

600.880d Waiver or suspension of fees. Sec. 880d.  A judge of probate shall order that the payment of any fee required under this chapter be waived or suspended, in whole or in part, upon a showing by affidavit of indigency or inability to pay. History: Add. 1993, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1993
MI Comp L § 600.899 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.899 - Repeal of MCL 701.1 to 701.18a, 701.20 to 701.45d, 701.50 to 701.55, and 712a.22.

600.899 Repeal of MCL 701.1 to 701.18a, 701.20 to 701.45d, 701.50 to 701.55, and 712A.22. Sec. 899.  Sections 1 to 18a, 20 to 45d and 50 to 55 of chapter 1 and section 22 of chapter 12A of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 701.1 to 701.18a, 701.20 to 701.45d, 701.50 to 701.55 and 712A.22 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, are repealed. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.901 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-9 - Chapter 9 Attorneys and Counselors (600.901...600.949)|Section 600.901 - State Bar; Membership; Public Body Corporate.

600.901 State bar; membership; public body corporate. Sec. 901.  The state bar of Michigan is a public body corporate, the membership of which consists of all persons who are now and hereafter licensed to practice law in this state. The members of the state bar of Michigan are officers of the courts of this state, and have the exclusive right to designate themselves as "attorneys and counselors," or "attorneys at law," or "lawyers." No person is authorized to practice law in this state unless he complies with the requirements of the supreme court with regard thereto. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 Constitutionality: The State of Michigan, through the combined actions of the Supreme Court, the Legislature, and the State Bar, may compulsorily exact dues, and require association of attorneys, to support only those duties and functions of the State Bar which serve a compelling state interest and which cannot be accomplished by means less intrusive upon the First Amendment rights of objecting attorneys. Falk v State Bar, 418 Mich 270; 342 NW2d 504 (1983).The regulation of the practice of law, the maintenance of high standards in the legal profession, and the discharge of the profession's duty to protect and inform the public are purposes in which the State of Michigan has a compelling interest justifying unavoidable intrusions on the First Amendment rights of attorneys; on the other hand, political and legislative activities are impermissible intrusions, as are activities designed to further commercial and economic interests of the members of the bar. Falk v State Bar, 418 Mich 270; 342 NW2d 504 (1983).
MI Comp L § 600.904 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-9 - Chapter 9 Attorneys and Counselors (600.901...600.949)|Section 600.904 - State Bar; Regulation by Supreme Court.

600.904 State bar; regulation by supreme court. Sec. 904.  The supreme court has the power to provide for the organization, government, and membership of the state bar of Michigan, and to adopt rules and regulations concerning the conduct and activities of the state bar of Michigan and its members, the schedule of membership dues therein, the discipline, suspension, and disbarment of its members for misconduct, and the investigation and examination of applicants for admission to the bar. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 Constitutionality: The State of Michigan, through the combined actions of the Supreme Court, the Legislature, and the State Bar, may compulsorily exact dues, and require association of attorneys, to support only those duties and functions of the State Bar which serve a compelling state interest and which cannot be accomplished by means less intrusive upon the First Amendment rights of objecting attorneys. Falk v State Bar, 418 Mich 270; 342 NW2d 504 (1983).The regulation of the practice of law, the maintenance of high standards in the legal profession, and the discharge of the profession's duty to protect and inform the public are purposes in which the State of Michigan has a compelling interest justifying unavoidable intrusions on the First Amendment rights of attorneys; on the other hand, political and legislative activities are impermissible intrusions, as are activities designed to further commercial and economic interests of the members of the bar. Falk v State Bar, 418 Mich 270; 342 NW2d 504 (1983).
MI Comp L § 600.907 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-9 - Chapter 9 Attorneys and Counselors (600.901...600.949)|Section 600.907 - State Bar; Subpoena, Administration of Oaths.

600.907 State bar; subpoena, administration of oaths. Sec. 907.  The state bar of Michigan has the power of subpoena, and the authority to take testimony under oath, which may be exercised by its officers, boards and committees for the purpose of aiding in cases of discipline, suspension, and disbarment of its members, and in cases of applicants for admission to the bar, under such regulations and restrictions as the supreme court may prescribe. The persons exercising the power granted by this section have the power to administer the necessary oaths. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.908 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-9 - Chapter 9 Attorneys and Counselors (600.901...600.949)|Section 600.908 - Granting Immunity to Witness in Lawyer Disciplinary Proceeding.

600.908 Granting immunity to witness in lawyer disciplinary proceeding. Sec. 908.  (1) Upon application filed by the attorney grievance commission, and after affording the witness, the attorney general, and the prosecuting attorney of the county where the alleged violation occurred the opportunity to be heard regarding any objections which any may have, the supreme court may grant immunity to a witness in a lawyer disciplinary proceeding in a manner described in this section.  (2) An order granting immunity shall not be issued if the supreme court determines, based on information supplied by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of the county where the alleged violation occurred, that an order of immunity would interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation.  (3) The application shall set forth the proposed questions to be asked and shall be served on the witness, the attorney general, and the prosecuting attorney of the county where the alleged violation occurred.  (4) An order granting immunity shall not extend beyond answers reasonably encompassed within the questions set forth in the application or beyond the scope of the disciplinary proceeding.  (5) A true copy of the order granting immunity shall be delivered to the witness before he or she answers a question which is the subject of the grant of immunity.  (6) A witness granted immunity as provided by this section has the right to be represented by counsel at all times at his or her request.  (7) A person required to answer the questions pursuant to an order granting immunity shall not be prosecuted thereafter for an offense concerning which an answer may have tended to incriminate that person.  (8) A witness who wilfully swears falsely under oath in regard to any matter upon which he or she is being examined under a grant of immunity commits perjury and is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years.  (9) The refusal of a witness to answer a question which is the subject of a grant of immunity shall constitute a contempt punishable by the circuit court of the county in which the refusal occurred or by the supreme court.  (10) A copy of the transcript of the questions and answers subject to the grant of immunity shall be delivered to the witness as soon as practicable. The copy of the transcript shall be certified as true by a person authorized to administer oaths in the proceeding. History: Add. 1982, Act 166, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1982
MI Comp L § 600.909 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-9 - Chapter 9 Attorneys and Counselors (600.901...600.949)|Section 600.909 - License to Practice Law Subject to Support and Visitation Enforcement Act.

600.909 License to practice law subject to support and visitation enforcement act. Sec. 909.  A license to practice law in this state is subject to suspension as provided in the support and visitation enforcement act, Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 552.601 to 552.650 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the regulated occupation support enforcement act. History: Add. 1996, Act 238, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997
MI Comp L § 600.910 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-9 - Chapter 9 Attorneys and Counselors (600.901...600.949)|Section 600.910 - Admission to Bar; Discipline; Venue.

600.910 Admission to bar; discipline; venue. Sec. 910.  The supreme court and each circuit court has jurisdiction to admit to the bar of this state, persons who possess the required qualifications, to disbar or suspend members of the bar for misconduct, and to reinstate licenses to practice law. All such matters and proceedings are declared to be civil in nature, and the venue thereof is subject to regulation by the supreme court. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.913 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-9 - Chapter 9 Attorneys and Counselors (600.901...600.949)|Section 600.913 - Admission of Person to Bar; Oath; Fee; Certificate of Admission; Record of Admission; Transmitting Certified Copies of Orders of Admission, Suspension, Disbarment, Contempt, or Reinstatement.

600.913 Admission of person to bar; oath; fee; certificate of admission; record of admission; transmitting certified copies of orders of admission, suspension, disbarment, contempt, or reinstatement. Sec. 913.  The clerk of the supreme court and of each circuit court shall, when a person is admitted to the bar by that court, administer to the person the oath prescribed by the supreme court for members of the bar, and upon payment of the sum of $25.00 issue to that person a certificate of admission, and keep a record of the admission in the roll of attorneys and the journal of that court, and transmit promptly to the clerk of the supreme court and to the state bar of Michigan without charge certified copies of the orders of admission. When a member of the bar is suspended or disbarred, or is held in contempt, and when a person is reinstated as a member of the bar, the clerk of the court so doing shall transmit to the clerk of the supreme court and to the state bar of Michigan without charge certified copies of those orders. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1977