SB-1104, As Passed House, December 13, 2006

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1104

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending section 2534 (MCL 600.2534), as amended by 1996 PA 378.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2534. (1) For publishing a legal notice or an order,

citation, summons, advertisement, or other matter arising out of

judicial proceedings required by law to be published in a

newspaper, except as provided in subsection (2), the cost shall not

exceed the rate of  $15.00  $20.50 per folio for the first

insertion, and  $5.85  $8.45 per folio for each subsequent

insertion. A minimum cost of  $42.50  $59.00 shall be allowed for a

notice which must appear 2 times or more, and a minimum cost of

$31.60  $44.00 shall be allowed for a notice which must appear 1

time.

     (2) Each year for  3  5 years beginning  June 1, 1996  March

1, 2008, the rates described in subsection (1) shall be adjusted by

the same percentage as the percentage increase in the  rate of

inflation for the same period as measured by the Detroit  United

States consumer price index for the immediately preceding calendar

year and the result rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cents.

     (3) A newspaper publishing for the state an advertisement

other than tax lists shall be permitted to charge for the

advertisement its regular established commercial rate in effect at

the time the advertisement is published.

     (4) A newspaper accepting for publication a legal or public

notice as provided by law shall not charge higher rates or collect

higher rates for political notices or political advertising than

they charge for commercial advertising of the same or similar size.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect March 1,

2007.