Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2543 (2026)

Circuit court reporters or recorders; fees for transcripts; fees as part of taxable costs; adjustment; purchase of supplies and equipment.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.2543 Circuit court reporters or recorders; fees for transcripts; fees as part of taxable costs; adjustment; purchase of supplies and equipment.

Sec. 2543.

(1) The circuit court reporters or recorders are entitled to demand and receive per page for a transcript ordered by any person $3.75 per original page and 90 cents per page for each copy, unless a lower rate is agreed on. For a transcript ordered by the circuit judge, reporters or recorders are entitled to receive from the court funding unit the same compensation for work completed outside of normal court business hours. During normal court business hours, a reporter or recorder shall give first priority to appellate transcripts paid for by the court funding unit. The minimum charge for a transcript is $50.00 for the original and 90 cents per page for any copy requested. On January 1, 2030, and on January 1 of every fifth year after 2030, the state treasurer shall adjust the amounts in this subsection to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index and publish the adjusted amounts.

(2) Only if the transcript is desired for the purpose of moving for a new trial or preparing a record for appeal may the amount of reporters' or recorders' fees paid for the transcript be recovered as a part of the taxable costs of the prevailing party in the motion, in the court of appeals or the supreme court.

(3) An official court reporter or recorder shall purchase supplies and equipment necessary for the production of transcripts, such as transcript paper, ink, binders, software, and hardware used in the production of transcripts. The court funding unit shall purchase the supplies and equipment necessary to capture and preserve the record, such as steno machines, digital audio-video recording equipment, computers, and digital storage media.

(4) As used in this section, "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 200, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 158, Eff. Sept. 1, 1974 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 31, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 522, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 328, Imd. Eff. Sept. 23, 2004 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 226, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2023 · leading case: Van Elslander v. Thomas Sebold & Assocs., Inc., 823 N.W.2d 843 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012).

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Van Elslander v. Thomas Sebold & Assocs., Inc., 823 N.W.2d 843 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “MCL 600.2543(2) and MCR 7.219(F)(3). See DeWald v Isola (After Remand), 188 Mich App 697, 703 ; 470 NW2d 505 (1991).”

Russell v. Glantz, 225 N.W.2d 191 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 4× “MCLA 600.2543; MSA 27A.2543, 1 provides that circuit court stenographers may demand a maximum fee of " * * * 25 cents per original folio and 10 cents for each copy thereof * * * ”.”

Anglers of AuSable, Inc. v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 770 N.W.2d 359 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “*151 Next, Merit Energy correctly argues that MCL 600.2543(2) and 600.2549 of the RJA do not permit taxation of transcript costs.”

Butler v. City of Newaygo, 320 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “MCL 600.2543; MSA 27A.2543, provides that certain fees may be charged by circuit court stenographers for transcripts ordered by parties.”

20231207_C359082_69_359082.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 5× “00 Transcript fees, MCL 600.2543(2): $2,021.62 Depa’s travel costs, MCL 600.”

in Re Theresa M. Brennan, Judge (Mich. 2019). · cites it 3× “226, and the cost of transcript fees prepared by court reporters, MCL 600.2543. Again, these statutory limitations are not applicable to judicial discipline proceedings.”

Ruth Jarrett-Cooper v. United Airlines Inc. (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “2543 governs transcript fees charged by circuit court reporters and allows recovery of those fees as a taxable cost of the prevailing party, but only if the transcript was obtained for one of the purposes designated in the statute.87 United’s billing statements and other…”

Adia Blacksher v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “2549 (“Reasonable and actual fees paid for depositions of witnesses filed in any clerk’s office .”

Home-Owners Ins. Co. v. Dominic F Andriacchi (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “We do agree with Andriacchi that the trial court abused its discretion when it awarded Home-Owners $35.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2543(2) — 6 cases

Anglers of AuSable, Inc. v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 770 N.W.2d 359 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “*151 Next, Merit Energy correctly argues that MCL 600.2543(2) and 600.2549 of the RJA do not permit taxation of transcript costs.”

20231207_C359082_69_359082.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “00 Transcript fees, MCL 600.2543(2): $2,021.62 Depa’s travel costs, MCL 600.”

Adia Blacksher v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “2549 (“Reasonable and actual fees paid for depositions of witnesses filed in any clerk’s office .”

Home-Owners Ins. Co. v. Dominic F Andriacchi (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “We do agree with Andriacchi that the trial court abused its discretion when it awarded Home-Owners $35.”

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