Michigan Laws 600.879 – Prohibited compensation, fees, or costs; violation as malfeasance in office
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(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.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.879
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Probate: Proving a will