Sec. 8316.
(1) District judges and magistrates may perform marriages and shall charge a fee of $10.00 that shall be deposited in the treasury of the district control unit at the end of each month. A fee paid under this section shall be remitted to the district court in which the district judge or magistrate performing the marriage serves.
(2) A district judge or magistrate may waive the fee for performing a marriage ceremony if the parties to the marriage are indigent.
History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 267, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2012
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)
Section 600.8303 - Forfeiture Proceedings Under Chapter 47.
Section 600.8304 - District Court; Jurisdiction.
Section 600.8311 - District Court; Jurisdiction.
Section 600.8313 - Prosecution of Violations; Exception.
Section 600.8314 - Probation Departments.
Section 600.8315 - Actions Prohibited; Exception.
Section 600.8316 - Marriages; Authority to Perform; Fee; Indigent Parties; Waiver.
Section 600.8317 - Powers of District Court.
Section 600.8318 - Pleadings and Procedures; Rules.
Section 600.8319 - Basis and Exercise of Jurisdiction.
Section 600.8320 - Definitions; Multiple District Plans; Assignment as District Judge.
Section 600.8321 - Civil Process; Service.
Section 600.8323 - District Court; Witnesses, Fees; Payment.
Section 600.8326 - Service of Process; Schedule of Fees; Mileage Rate.
Section 600.8331 - Proceedings to Be Recorded.
Section 600.8341 - Appeals on Record.
Section 600.8343 - Judgments of Abolished Courts.
Section 600.8345 - Causes Transferred From Abolished Courts.
Section 600.8351 - Jurors; Selection; Compensation; Failure to Respond to Jury Duty.
Section 600.8353 - Civil Jury; Number; Verdict.
Section 600.8355 - Criminal Jury; Number; Verdict.
Section 600.8361 - Repealed. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
Section 600.8372, 600.8373 - Repealed. 1993, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1993.
Section 600.8375 - Assessment of Costs.
Section 600.8379 - Fines and Costs Assessed in District Court; Payment; Disposition; Definitions.