Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County Filing Fees and Waivers

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Applies to

Complaint

Select the statutory filing fee type on the complaint.

Make sure the statutory filing fee type is selected on the complaint.

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Filing payment is charged to the filer's credit card at submission.

Payment is applied to the filer's credit card at the time of submission.

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MiFILE e-filing has no fee except for documents requiring statutory filing fees, which are paid through MiFILE and subject to a credit-card transaction fee of up to 3%.

There are no fees required to eFile through MiFILE, except for when filing certain documents that require statutory filing fees (such as complaints, motions, garnishments, etc.). Statutory filing fees are paid through MiFILE and subject to a credit card transaction fee up to 3%.

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Payment is charged to the filer’s credit card at checkout when the filing is submitted, and refunded if the document is rejected.

Payment is applied to the filer’s credit card when you Checkout (at the time you submit your filing); if a document is rejected, the payment will be refunded.

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Payment is refunded if the document is rejected.

If a document is rejected, the payment will be refunded.

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Fee

3

Statutory document filing fees incur a 3% credit card transaction fee.

Statutory document filing fees are subject to a credit card transaction fee of 3%.

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Fee

$1

Applies to

Court form

Approved forms cost $1.00 per form.

5. In accordance with MCR 8.110(C)(8), the court shall provide litigants with forms approved by the state court administrator at the cost of $1.00 per form.

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Court form

A party may request no more than five copies of each type of form.

a. Parties will be limited to a maximum of five (5) copies for each type of form requested.

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Court form

The Circuit Court and Clerk may not charge for pro se personal-protection proceeding forms or criminal post-appeal-relief motion forms.

d. The Circuit Court or Clerk may not charge a fee for pro se forms for personal protection proceedings or motion forms for criminal post-appeal relief. MCL 600.2950, 600.2950a, MCR 6.502(C)(15).

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Applies to

New record

Costs to provide a newly created record are capped at the actual costs of labor, supplies, and system use to develop, generate, and validate it.

Costs to provide a new record may not exceed the actual cost of labor and supplies, and the actual use of the system to develop, generate, and validate the accuracy of the record.

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Court form

No charge applies to forms requested by appointed counsel for their appointed cases or by indigent parties.

b. There will be no charge for forms requested by court-appointed attorneys on cases to which they have been appointed or for indigent parties.

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Applies to

Court form

Forms prepared or created by the court are free.

c. There will be no charge for forms prepared and/or created by the court.

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Copies of official transcripts

Copies of official court transcripts may be obtained for a fee under MCL 600.2543.

Official court transcripts are those prepared in accordance with MCR 8.108. Copies of the official transcripts may be obtained for a fee pursuant to MCL 600.2543.

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6. Any person may access and inspect, at no charge, any case record or information contained therein, regardless of means of access and record format, unless access is restricted by statute, court rule, or a court order entered pursuant to MCR 8.119(1), and may make photographic copies in accordance with MCR 8.115(C)(5)(a) or obtain copies subject to the following regulations established in accordance with MCR 8.119(J).

Summary: Access and inspection of case records are free unless restricted, while copies are subject to the stated regulations.