{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8316","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8316","heading":"Marriages; authority to perform; fee; indigent parties; waiver.","body":"Sec. 8316.\n\n(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.\n\n(2) A district judge or magistrate may waive the fee for performing a marriage ceremony if the parties to the marriage are indigent.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-8316","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"b7f44cf51d164f06ad7961dbe899a8abe6cbe9ad4e35af50145f053dfc064612","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8315","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}