Section R. 792.10205 - Payment of fees; waiver of fees; refund of feesRule 205.
(1) Tribunal fees must be paid separately for each contested case in cash or by check, money order, or other draft payable to the order of 'state of Michigan." Payments must be mailed or delivered to the tribunal. Tribunal fees may be paid by credit card through the tribunal's e-filing system when a petition or motion is e-filed.(2) If a party shows by written request that they are receiving any form of means-tested public assistance, the payment of fees by that party is waived. As used in this subrule, "means-tested public assistance" includes any of the following: (a) The food assistance program offered through this state.(c) The financial independence program offered through this state.(d) Women, infants, and children benefits.(e) Supplemental Security Income through the federal government.(f) Any other federal, state, or locally administered means-tested income or benefit.(3) If a party shows by written request that they are represented by a legal services program that is a grantee of the federal Legal Services Corporation or the Michigan State Bar Foundation, or by a law school clinic that provides services based on indigence, the payment of fees by that party is waived.(4) If a party shows by written request that they are unable because of indigence to pay fees, the payment of fees by that party is waived. As used in this subrule, "indigence" means living in a household whose gross household income is under 125% of the federal poverty level.(5) The tribunal shall promptly enter an order either granting or denying a request to waive fees indicating the reason for the granting or denying of the request. If the request is denied, the order must include a statement that the party shall, if they wish to preserve the filing date of a petition, pay the fees required for the filing of the petition within 21 days after the entry of the order or as otherwise ordered by the tribunal.(6) The tribunal may, upon written request, refund fees paid to the tribunal that were not required to be paid when the petition or motion that is the subject of the request was filed.(7) Requests to waive fees or refund fees must be submitted on a form made available by the tribunal or in a written form that is in substantial compliance with the tribunal's form. There is no fee for the filing of either request.Mich. Admin. Code R. 792.10205
2013 AACS; 2015 AACS; 2023 MR 19, Eff. 9/29/2023