{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.879","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.879","heading":"Prohibited compensation, fees, or costs; violation as malfeasance in office.","body":"Sec. 879.\n\nA probate judge, probate register, clerk, or employee of the probate court shall not receive or accept any compensation whatever for collecting from a fiduciary or estate any fees for the publishing of a notice or matter required in a proceeding in the probate court.\n\nA probate judge shall not collect or receive any fee from, or charge any costs to, a person unless the payment of the fee or costs is expressly authorized by law. A person violating this section is guilty of malfeasance in office.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-879","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9f6603a18826d1ff8dd5da5ea3bbf7fe32907b9fef86b695ee82e652e7ed310b","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.878","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.880"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}