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Probate court; charge and collection of fees; waiver of fee for conduct of marriage ceremony; remittance.

MCL 600.874
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600.874. Probate court; charge and collection of fees; waiver of fee for conduct of marriage ceremony; remittance. Sec. 874. (1) The probate court shall charge and collect the following fees: (a) For performing a marriage ceremony, $10.00. (b) For issuance of a commission to take testimony, $7.00. (c) For taking, certifying, sealing, and forwarding depositions, $5.00, and 10 cents per page, which fees shall be considered as costs in the case; and for each copy of the deposition furnished, 3 cents per page. (2) A probate judge may waive the fee for performing a marriage ceremony if the parties to the marriage are indigent. (3) A fee paid under subsection (1)(a) shall be remitted to the probate court for the county in which the probate judge performing the marriage serves. Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979; Am. 2012, Act 266, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2012
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-874Fetched: 10/20/2026

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