Michigan Laws 600.5756 – Filing fees; disposition
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.5756
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- District: means the judicial districts provided for in chapter 81. See Michigan Laws 600.5701
- judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
- month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Premises: includes lands, tenements, condominium property, cooperative apartments, air rights and all manner of real property. See Michigan Laws 600.5701
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) If the complaint is for the recovery of possession of premises only, the fee for filing a proceeding under this chapter is $45.00.
(2) If a claim for a money judgment is joined with a claim for the recovery of possession of premises, the plaintiff shall pay a supplemental filing fee in the same amount as established by law for the filing of a claim for a money judgment in the same court.
(3) Of each filing fee collected under this section, at the end of each month, the clerk of the district court shall transmit $17.00 to the treasurer of the district funding unit in which the action was commenced, of which not less than $5.00 shall be used by the district funding unit to fund a drug treatment court if one is planned, established, or operated in that judicial district. If the entire amount attributable to the $5.00 portion is not needed for the operation of a drug treatment court, the balance that is not needed for that purpose shall be used for the operation of the district court. If a drug treatment court is not planned, established, or operated in that judicial district, all $17.00 shall be used for the operation of the district court. The clerk of the district court shall transmit the balance of the filing fee to the state treasurer for deposit in the civil filing fee fund created by section 171.
(4) At the end of each month, the clerk of the district court shall transmit each supplemental filing fee collected under this section in the same manner as a fee under section 8371 for the filing of a claim for money judgment for the same amount is transmitted.