SB 102

SENATE BILL NO. 102
A bill to amend 1895 PA 161, entitled
"An act to require county treasurers to furnish
transcripts and abstracts of records, and fixing the fees to be paid
therefor,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 48.101), as amended by 2022
PA 215.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1. (1) Except as provided in subsection (6), a county
treasurer shall make upon on request a transcript of any paper or record on
file in the treasurer's office for the following fees:
(a) For an abstract
of taxes on any description of land, 25 cents for each year covered by the
abstract.
(b) For an abstract
with statement of name and residence of taxpayers, 25 cents per year for each
description of land covered by the abstract.
(c) For 1 copy of
any paper or document, at the rate of 25 cents per 100 words.
(d) For each
certificate, 25 cents.
(2) For statements
in respect to the payment of taxes required by section 135 of the general
property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.135, except as provided in subsection
(6), the county treasurer shall collect 20 cents for each description of land
contained in the certificate, but the total amount paid must not be less than $1.00, or beginning July 1, 2015, $5.00.
(3) An Except as provided in
subsection (6), an abstract, list, copy, or statement made as required
by this act must not be furnished for a sum less than 50 cents.
(4) All money
collected under this act must be credited to the general fund of the county.
(5) Except as
provided in subsection (6), a charter county with a population of more than
2,000,000 may impose by ordinance a different amount for the fees prescribed by
this section. A charter county shall not impose a fee that is greater than the
cost of the service for which the fee is charged.
(6) A request for an electronic copy of records under this
subsection is not subject to subsection (1), (2), (3), or (5). The
maximum charge must be $0.30 30 cents per parcel record, not to exceed $2,000.00
for each request under this section, if the request is for an electronic copy
of records in an electronic data file that is maintained, controlled, or managed, or possessed
by the county treasurer. A response to a request for an electronic copy of
records in the electronic data file must be transmitted electronically using a
format that is documented by an open standards organization and that has
defined, delimited fields. If the county treasurer maintains, controls, or manages, or possesses any
electronic records containing any of the following information in the record
for each parcel of real property in the county for the current requested tax
year, the county treasurer must provide those electronic records under the
terms of this subsection:
(a) The taxable
value.
(b) The state
equalized value.
(c) The assessed
value.
(d) Past sale data.
(e) Property
classification.
(f) Property
address.
(g) Parcel
identification number.
(h) Owner name and
address.
(i) Taxpayer name
and address.
(j) Principal
residence status.
(k) Other tax
equalization data.
(l) Special assessments.
(m) Total millage
rate.
(n) Enumerated
millage list.
(o) Tax bill amount
for winter tax bill.
(p) Tax bill amount
for summer tax bill.
(7) A request for an electronic copy of records under subsection (6)
that includes a request for both the tax bill amount for winter tax bill under subsection
(6)(o) and the tax bill amount for summer tax bill under subsection (6)(p) is a
single request under subsection (6). If both amounts are available at the time
of the request, the maximum charge for the request is $2,000.00.
(8) (7) Copies
of records obtained under subsection (6) may not be resold for a commercial
purpose.
(9) (8) Nothing
in subsection (6) requires the county treasurer to provide any information that
is not maintained, controlled, or managed, or possessed by the county treasurer.