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Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.208 (2026)

Copies of bonds and contracts; fees.

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CONTRACTOR'S BOND FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS OR WORKS


Act 213 of 1963


129.208 Copies of bonds and contracts; fees.

Sec. 8.

    The agent in charge of the office of the governmental unit shall furnish to anyone making application therefor who submits an affidavit that he has supplied labor or materials for such work and payment therefor has not been made, or that he is being sued on any such bond, or that it is the surety thereon, a certified copy of the bond and the contract for which it was given, which copy shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, execution, and delivery of the original. An applicant shall pay such reasonable fees for such certified copies as the agent in charge of the office of the governmental unit fixes to cover the actual cost of preparation thereof.

History: 1963, Act 213, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1988–2020 · leading case: Kammer Asphalt Paving Co. v. East China Twp. Schs., 504 N.W.2d 635 (Mich. 1993).
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Kammer Asphalt Paving Co. v. East China Twp. Schs., 504 N.W.2d 635 (Mich. 1993). · cites it 12× “MCL 129.208; MSA 5.2321(8). Furthermore, such a certified copy "shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, execution, and delivery of the original.”
ABC Supply Co. v. City of River Rouge, 216 Mich. App. 396 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “If however, subcontractors do take steps to ensure a bond exists, MCL 129.208; MSA 5.2321(8) permits subcontractors to presume that the bonds are filed and validly executed.”
ABC Supply Co. v. City of River Rouge, 549 N.W.2d 73 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “If however, subcontractors do take steps to ensure a bond exists, MCL 129.208; MSA 5.2321(8) permits subcontractors to presume that the bonds are filed and validly executed.”
Barnes & Sweeney Enter., Inc v. City of Hazel Park, 425 N.W.2d 572 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “MCL 129.208; MSA 5.2321(8) requires that the appropriate agent of the governmental unit *427 which holds the bond shall furnish to anyone who has made a claim or may have a claim under the bond a certified copy of the bond and the contract for which it was given, with the…”
Lee Contracting, Inc. v. Shore W. Mfg., No. 1:19-cv-00831 (W.D. Mich. Oct. 22, 2020). · cites it 2× “Upon application, the governmental unit must provide a certified copy of the bond to anyone who has supplied labor or materials for the work but has not received payment.”
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