GOVERNMENT CODE
SUBTITLE I. COURT FEES AND COSTS
CHAPTER 101. FILING FEES AND OTHER FEES AND COSTS IN CIVIL
PROCEEDINGS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 101.001. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. (a) To the
extent of any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and
another state statute, the other statute prevails.
(b) The organizational structure of this subtitle and the
statutory placement of a court fee or cost within that
organizational structure does not:
(1) affect a duty imposed on or the authority granted
to a judge or clerk of a court by any other state statute with
respect to the imposition, assessment, or collection of the fee or
cost; or
(2) impose a duty on or grant authority to a judge or
clerk of a court not otherwise imposed or granted by other law with
respect to the imposition, assessment, or collection of the fee or
cost.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER B. SUPREME COURT
§ 101.021. SUPREME COURT FEES AND COSTS. The clerk of
the supreme court shall collect fees and costs as follows:
(1) application for writ of error (§ 51.005,
Government Code) . . . $50;
(2) additional fee if application for writ of error is
granted (§ 51.005, Government Code) . . . $75;
(3) motion for leave to file petition for writ of
mandamus, prohibition, injunction, and other similar proceedings
originating in the supreme court (§ 51.005, Government Code) . .
. $50;
(4) additional fee if a motion under Subdivision (3)
is granted (§ 51.005, Government Code) . . . $75;
(5) certified question from a court of appeals to the
supreme court (§ 51.005, Government Code) . . . $75;
(6) case appealed to the supreme court from the
district court by direct appeal (§ 51.005, Government Code) . . .
$100;
(7) any other proceeding filed in the supreme court
(§ 51.005, Government Code) . . . $75;
(8) administering an oath and giving a sealed
certificate of the oath (§ 51.005, Government Code) . . . $5;
(9) making certain copies, including certificate and
seal (§ 51.005, Government Code) . . . $5, or $0.50 per page if
more than 10 pages;
(10) any official service performed by the clerk for
which a fee is not otherwise provided (§ 51.005, Government
Code) . . . reasonable amount set by order or rule of supreme court;
(11) issuance of attorney's license or certificate
(§ 51.006, Government Code) . . . $10; and
(12) additional filing fee to fund civil legal
services for the indigent (§ 51.941, Government Code) . . . $25.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER C. COURTS OF APPEALS
§ 101.041. COURT OF APPEALS FEES AND COSTS. The clerk
of a court of appeals shall collect fees and costs as follows:
(1) for cases appealed to and filed in the court of
appeals from the district and county courts within its court of
appeals district (§ 51.207, Government Code) . . . $100;
(2) motion for leave to file petition for writ of
mandamus, prohibition, injunction, and other similar proceedings
originating in the court of appeals (§ 51.207, Government Code)
. . . $50;
(3) additional fee if the motion under Subdivision (2)
is granted (§ 51.207, Government Code) . . . $75;
(4) motion to file or to extend time to file record on
appeal from district or county court (§ 51.207, Government Code)
. . . $10;
(5) administering an oath and giving a sealed
certificate of oath (§ 51.207, Government Code) . . . $5;
(6) certified copy of papers of record in court
offices, including certificate and seal (§ 51.207, Government
Code) . . . $5, or $1 per page if more than five pages;
(7) comparing any document with the original filed in
the offices of the court for purposes of certification (§
51.207, Government Code) . . . $5, or $1 per page if more than five
pages;
(8) any official service performed by the clerk for
which a fee is not otherwise provided (§ 51.207, Government
Code) . . . a reasonable fee set by the order or rule of the supreme
court; and
(9) additional filing fee to fund civil legal services
for the indigent (§ 51.941, Government Code) . . . $25.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER D. DISTRICT COURTS
§ 101.061. DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS. The clerk of
a district court shall collect fees and costs as follows:
(1) filing fee in action with respect to a fraudulent
court record or fraudulent lien or claim filed against property
(§ 12.005, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . $15;
(2) fee for service of notice of action with respect to
a fraudulent court record or fraudulent lien or claim filed against
property (§ 12.005, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . not
to exceed $20, if notice delivered in person, or the cost of
postage, if service is by registered or certified mail;
(3) court cost in civil cases to establish and
maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by
the county commissioners court (§ 152.004, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
(4) appellate judicial system filing fees for:
(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
(§ 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals District (§
22.2031, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(C) Fourth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(D) Fifth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5; and
(E) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(5) additional filing fees:
(A) for each suit filed for insurance contingency
fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (§ 51.302,
Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(B) for court-related purposes for support of the
judiciary (§ 51.701, Government Code) . . . $40;
(C) to fund the improvement of Dallas County
civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (§ 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
(D) to fund civil legal services for the indigent
(§ 51.941, Government Code) . . . $5 or $10, depending on the
matter at issue;
(6) for filing a suit, including an appeal from an
inferior court and for filing a petition for preconviction writ of
habeas corpus (§ 51.317, Government Code) . . . $45;
(7) for filing a cross-action, counterclaim,
intervention, contempt action, motion for new trial, or third-party
petition (§ 51.317, Government Code) . . . $15;
(8) for issuing a citation or other writ or process not
otherwise provided for, including one copy, when requested at the
time a suit or action is filed (§ 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$8;
(9) for the records management and preservation fund
(§ 51.317, Government Code) . . . $5;
(10) for issuing a subpoena, including one copy (§
51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
(11) for issuing a citation, commission for
deposition, writ of execution, order of sale, writ of execution and
order of sale, writ of injunction, writ of garnishment, writ of
attachment, or writ of sequestration not provided for in Section
51.317, or any other writ or process not otherwise provided for,
including one copy if required by law (§ 51.318, Government
Code) . . . $8;
(12) for searching files or records to locate a cause
when the docket number is not provided (§ 51.318, Government
Code) . . . $5;
(13) for searching files or records to ascertain the
existence of an instrument or record in the district clerk's office
(§ 51.318, Government Code) . . . $5;
(14) for abstracting a judgment (§ 51.318,
Government Code) . . . $8;
(15) for approving a bond (§ 51.318, Government
Code) . . . $4;
(16) for a certified copy of a record, judgment,
order, pleading, or paper on file or of record in the district
clerk's office, including certificate and seal, for each page or
part of a page (§ 51.318, Government Code) . . . $1;
(17) for a noncertified copy, for each page or part of
a page (§ 51.318, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1;
(18) jury fee (§ 51.604, Government Code) . . . $30;
(19) for filing a report of divorce or annulment (§
194.002, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
(20) for filing a suit in Comal County (§ 152.0522,
Human Resources Code) . . . $4;
(21) fee for adoption, family, and home study
investigations in an adoption in Dallas County (§ 152.0635,
Human Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $250;
(22) fee on filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage
for services of child support department in Harris County, if
authorized by the county commissioners court (§ 152.1074, Human
Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $12;
(23) fee on filing a suit requesting an adoption in
Montague County (§ 152.1752, Human Resources Code) . . . $25;
(24) court cost on citation for contempt of court for
failure to comply with child support order in Nueces County (§
152.1844, Human Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
(25) fee on filing a suit for divorce in Orange County
(§ 152.1873, Human Resources Code) . . . not less than $5;
(26) court costs on citation for contempt of court for
failure to comply with a child support order or order providing for
possession of or access to a child (§ 152.1873, Human Resources
Code) . . . amount determined by district clerk;
(27) fee on filing a suit requesting an adoption in
Orange County (§ 152.1874, Human Resources Code) . . . not less
than $25;
(28) fee on filing a suit requesting an adoption in
Wichita County (§ 152.2496, Human Resources Code) . . . $100;
(29) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court
(§ 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(30) additional filing fee for filing documents not
subject to certain filing fees to fund the courthouse security
fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (§
291.008, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(31) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
security fund in Webb County, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (§ 291.009, Local Government Code) . . . not
to exceed $20; and
(32) court cost in civil cases to fund the county law
library fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (§
323.023, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $35.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER E. STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS
§ 101.081. STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS. The
clerk of a statutory county court shall collect fees and costs as
follows:
(1) court cost in civil cases to establish and
maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by
the county commissioners court (§ 152.004, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
(2) appellate judicial system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
(§ 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals District (§
22.2031, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(C) Fourth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(D) Fifth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5; and
(E) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(3) an official court reporter fee, County Court at
Law No. 2 of Bexar County (§ 25.0172, Government Code) . . . $3;
(4) a court reporter fee when testimony is taken in a
county court at law in McLennan County (§ 25.1572, Government
Code) . . . $3;
(5) a stenographer fee, if a record or part of a record
is made:
(A) in a county court at law in Hidalgo County
(§ 25.1102, Government Code) . . . $20; and
(B) in a county court at law in Nolan County (§
25.1792, Government Code) . . . $25;
(6) jury fee (§ 51.604, Government Code) . . . $22;
(7) an additional filing fee:
(A) for each civil case filed to be used for
court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary, if
authorized by the county commissioners court (§ 51.702,
Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) to fund the improvement of Dallas County
civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (§ 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
(C) to fund civil legal services for the indigent
(§ 51.941, Government Code) . . . $5;
(8) for filing an application for registration of
death (§ 193.007, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
(9) fee for judge's services on an application for
court-ordered mental health services (§ 574.031, Health and
Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
(10) fee for prosecutor's services on an application
for court-ordered mental health services (§ 574.031, Health and
Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
(11) for filing a suit in Comal County (§ 152.0522,
Human Resources Code) . . . $4;
(12) additional filing fee to fund contingency fund
for liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (§ 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(13) civil court actions (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code):
(A) filing of original action (Secs. 118.052 and
118.053, Local Government Code):
(i) garnishment after judgment (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $15; and
(ii) all others (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) filing of action other than original (Secs.
118.052 and 118.054, Local Government Code) . . . $30; and
(C) services rendered after judgment in original
action (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0545, Local Government Code):
(i) abstract of judgment (§ 118.052,
Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
(ii) execution, order of sale, writ, or
other process (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(14) probate court actions (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code):
(A) probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
118.055, Local Government Code):
(i) probate of a will with independent
executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
title (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(ii) community survivors (§ 118.052,
Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(iii) small estates (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code) . . . $40;
(iv) declarations of heirship (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(v) mental health or chemical dependency
services (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
(vi) additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(B) services in pending probate action (Secs.
118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
(i) filing an inventory and appraisement
after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the
action (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
(ii) approving and recording bond (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
(iii) administering oath (§ 118.052,
Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(iv) filing annual or final account of
estate (§ 118.052, Local Government Code). . . $25;
(v) filing application for sale of real or
personal property (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
and
(vi) filing annual or final report of
guardian of a person (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
$10;
(C) adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
(D) claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(15) other fees (§ 118.052, Local Government Code):
(A) issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
Local Government Code):
(i) original document and one copy (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
(ii) each additional set of an original and
one copy (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
(B) certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
Local Government Code):
(i) for the clerk's certificate (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
(ii) a fee per page or part of a page (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(C) noncertified papers, for each page or part of
a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(D) letters testamentary, letter of
guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
(Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(E) safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
(G) records management and preservation fee
(§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(16) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court
(§ 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(17) additional filing fee for filing documents not
subject to certain filing fees to fund the courthouse security
fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (§
291.008, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(18) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
security fund in Webb County, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (§ 291.009, Local Government Code) . . . not
to exceed $20;
(19) court cost in civil cases to fund the county law
library fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (§
323.023, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $35;
(20) fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
during testator's lifetime (§ 71, Texas Probate Code) . . . $3;
(21) court cost for each special commissioner in an
eminent domain proceeding (§ 21.047, Property Code) . . . $10;
and
(22) fee for county attorney in a suit regarding a
railroad company's failure to keep roadbed and right-of-way in
proper condition (Art. 6327, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) . . .
$10.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
§ 101.082. STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS IN
OTHER PROBATE MATTERS. A statutory county court judge shall
collect the following fees in probate matters:
(1) probate of a will (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $2;
(2) granting letters testamentary, letter of
guardianship, or letter of administration (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(3) order of sale (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $2;
(4) approval and confirmation of sale (§ 118.101,
Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(5) decree refusing order of sale or confirmation of
sale (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(6) decree of partition and distribution (§
118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(7) decree approving or setting aside the report of a
commissioner of partition and distribution (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(8) decree removing an executor, administrator, or
guardian (with the fee to be paid by that executor, administrator,
or guardian) (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(9) fiat or certificate (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(10) continuance (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $0.10;
(11) orders for which another fee is not prescribed
(§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(12) administering oath or affirmation with
certificate and seal (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
and
(13) administering oath or affirmation without
certificate and seal (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . .
$0.25.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER F. STATUTORY PROBATE COURTS
§ 101.101. STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS. The
clerk of a statutory probate court shall collect fees and costs as
follows:
(1) court cost in civil cases to establish and
maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by
the county commissioners court (§ 152.004, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
(2) appellate judicial system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
(§ 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals District (§
22.2031, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(C) Fourth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(D) Fifth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5; and
(E) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(3) additional filing fees as follows:
(A) for certain cases to be used for
court-related purposes for support of the judiciary, if authorized
by the county commissioners court (§ 51.704, Government Code) .
. . $40; and
(B) to fund the improvement of Dallas County
civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (§ 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(4) for filing an application for registration of
death (§ 193.007, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
(5) fee for judge's services on an application for
court-ordered mental health services (§ 574.031, Health and
Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
(6) fee for prosecutor's services on an application
for court-ordered mental health services (§ 574.031, Health and
Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
(7) additional filing fee to fund contingency fund for
liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (§ 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(8) probate court actions (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code):
(A) probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
118.055, Local Government Code):
(i) probate of a will with independent
executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
title (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(ii) community survivors (§ 118.052,
Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(iii) small estates (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code) . . . $40;
(iv) declarations of heirship (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(v) mental health or chemical dependency
services (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
(vi) additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(B) services in pending probate action (Secs.
118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
(i) filing an inventory and appraisement
after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the
action (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
(ii) approving and recording bond (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
(iii) administering oath (§ 118.052,
Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(iv) filing annual or final account of
estate (§ 118.052, Local Government Code). . . $25;
(v) filing application for sale of real or
personal property (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
and
(vi) filing annual or final report of
guardian of a person (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
$10;
(C) adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
(D) claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(9) other fees (§ 118.052, Local Government Code):
(A) issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
Local Government Code):
(i) original document and one copy (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
(ii) each additional set of an original and
one copy (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
(B) certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
Local Government Code):
(i) for the clerk's certificate (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
(ii) a fee per page or part of a page (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(C) noncertified papers, for each page or part of
a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(D) letters testamentary, letter of
guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
(Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(E) safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
(G) records management and preservation fee
(§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(10) fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
during testator's lifetime (§ 71, Texas Probate Code) . . . $3;
and
(11) court costs for each special commissioner in an
eminent domain proceeding (§ 21.047, Property Code) . . . $10.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
§ 101.102. STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS IN
OTHER PROBATE MATTERS. A statutory probate court judge shall
collect the following fees in probate matters:
(1) probate of a will (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $2;
(2) granting letters testamentary, letter of
guardianship, or letter of administration (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(3) order of sale (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $2;
(4) approval and confirmation of sale (§ 118.101,
Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(5) decree refusing order of sale or confirmation of
sale (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(6) decree of partition and distribution (§
118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(7) decree approving or setting aside the report of a
commissioner of partition and distribution (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(8) decree removing an executor, administrator, or
guardian (with the fee to be paid by that executor, administrator,
or guardian) (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(9) fiat or certificate (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(10) continuance (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $0.10;
(11) orders for which another fee is not prescribed
(§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(12) administering oath or affirmation with
certificate and seal (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
and
(13) administering oath or affirmation without
certificate and seal (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . .
$0.25.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER G. COUNTY COURTS
§ 101.121. COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS. The clerk of a
county court shall collect:
(1) fee for hearing on application for a license to
manufacture, distribute, store, or sell beer (§ 61.31, Alcoholic
Beverage Code) . . . $5;
(2) court cost in civil cases to establish and
maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by
the county commissioners court (§ 152.004, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
(3) appellate judicial system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
(§ 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals District (§
22.2031, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(C) Fourth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(D) Fifth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5; and
(E) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (§
22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(4) a jury fee (§ 51.604, Government Code) . . .
$22;
(5) a filing fee in each civil case filed to be used
for court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary (§
51.703, Government Code) . . . $40;
(6) for filing an application for registration of
death (§ 193.007, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
(7) fee for judge's services on an application for
court-ordered mental health services (§ 574.031, Health and
Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
(8) fee for prosecutor's services on an application
for court-ordered mental health services (§ 574.031, Health and
Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
(9) additional filing fee to fund contingency fund for
liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (§ 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(10) civil court actions (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code):
(A) filing of original action (Secs. 118.052 and
118.053, Local Government Code):
(i) garnishment after judgment (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $15; and
(ii) all others (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) filing of action other than original (Secs.
118.052 and 118.054, Local Government Code) . . . $30; and
(C) services rendered after judgment in original
action (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0545, Local Government Code):
(i) abstract of judgment (§ 118.052,
Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
(ii) execution, order of sale, writ, or
other process (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(11) probate court actions (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code):
(A) probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
118.055, Local Government Code):
(i) probate of a will with independent
executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
title (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(ii) community survivors (§ 118.052,
Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(iii) small estates (§ 118.052, Local
Government Code) . . . $40;
(iv) declarations of heirship (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
(v) mental health or chemical dependency
services (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
(vi) additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(B) services in pending probate action (Secs.
118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
(i) filing an inventory and appraisement
after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the
action (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
(ii) approving and recording bond (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
(iii) administering oath (§ 118.052,
Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(iv) filing annual or final account of
estate (§ 118.052, Local Government Code). . . $25;
(v) filing application for sale of real or
personal property (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
and
(vi) filing annual or final report of
guardian of a person (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
$10;
(C) adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
(D) claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(12) other fees (§ 118.052, Local Government Code):
(A) issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
Local Government Code):
(i) original document and one copy (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
(ii) each additional set of an original and
one copy (§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
(B) certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
Local Government Code):
(i) for the clerk's certificate (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
(ii) a fee per page or part of a page (§
118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(C) noncertified papers, for each page or part of
a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(D) letters testamentary, letter of
guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
(Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(E) safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
(G) records management and preservation fee
(§ 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
(13) deposit on filing petition requesting permission
to create a municipal civic center authority (§ 281.013, Local
Government Code) . . . $200;
(14) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court
(§ 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(15) additional filing fee for filing documents not
subject to certain filing fees to fund the courthouse security
fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (§
291.008, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(16) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
security fund in Webb County, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (§ 291.009, Local Government Code) . . . not
to exceed $20;
(17) court cost in civil cases to fund the county law
library fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (§
323.023, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $35;
(18) fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
during testator's lifetime (§ 71, Texas Probate Code) . . . $3;
(19) court cost for each special commissioner in an
eminent domain proceeding (§ 21.047, Property Code) . . . $10;
(20) fee for hearing on application to secure a
pension (Art. 6219, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) . . . $2;
(21) fee for county attorney in a suit regarding a
railroad company's failure to keep roadbed and right-of-way in
proper condition (Art. 6327, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) . . .
$10; and
(22) appeal bond from a petitioner or taxpayer in a
water control and preservation district (Art. 7818, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes) . . . $100.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
§ 101.122. COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS IN OTHER PROBATE
MATTERS. A county judge shall collect the following fees in
probate matters:
(1) probate of a will (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $2;
(2) granting letters testamentary, letter of
guardianship, or letter of administration (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(3) order of sale (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $2;
(4) approval and confirmation of sale (§ 118.101,
Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(5) decree refusing order of sale or confirmation of
sale (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(6) decree of partition and distribution (§
118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(7) decree approving or setting aside the report of a
commissioner of partition and distribution (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(8) decree removing an executor, administrator, or
guardian (with the fee to be paid by that executor, administrator,
or guardian) (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(9) fiat or certificate (§ 118.101, Local
Government Code) . . . $2;
(10) continuance (§ 118.101, Local Government
Code) . . . $0.10;
(11) orders for which another fee is not prescribed
(§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
(12) administering oath or affirmation with
certificate and seal (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
and
(13) administering oath or affirmation without
certificate and seal (§ 118.101, Local Government Code) . . .
$0.25.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER H. JUSTICE COURTS AND SMALL CLAIMS COURTS
§ 101.141. JUSTICE COURT AND SMALL CLAIMS COURT FEES AND
COSTS. (a) A clerk of a justice court shall collect fees and
costs as follows:
(1) court cost in civil cases to establish and
maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by
the county commissioners court (§ 152.004, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
(2) additional court cost in civil cases to establish
and maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if
authorized by the commissioners court of a county with a population
of at least 2.5 million (§ 152.005, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code) . . . not to exceed $3;
(3) additional filing fees:
(A) to fund Dallas County civil court facilities
(§ 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
(B) to fund civil legal services for the indigent
(§ 51.941, Government Code) . . . $2;
(4) for filing a suit in Comal County (§ 152.0522,
Human Resources Code) . . . $1.50; and
(5) fee for hearing on probable cause for removal of a
vehicle and placement in a storage facility (§ 685.008,
Transportation Code) . . . $10.
(b) A justice of the peace shall collect the following fees:
(1) services rendered before judgment (§ 118.122,
Local Government Code):
(A) justice court (§ 118.121, Local
Government Code) . . . $15; and
(B) small claims court (§ 118.121, Local
Government Code) . . . $10; and
(2) services rendered after judgment (Secs. 118.121
and 118.123, Local Government Code):
(A) transcript (§ 118.121, Local Government
Code) . . . $10;
(B) abstract of judgment (§ 118.121, Local
Government Code) . . . $5;
(C) execution, order of sale, writ of
restitution, or other writ or process (§ 118.121, Local
Government Code) . . . $5 per page;
(D) certified copy of court papers (§ 118.121,
Local Government Code) . . . $2 for first page; $0.25 for each
additional page; and
(E) issuing other document (no return required)
(§ 118.121, Local Government Code) . . . $1 for first page;
$0.25 for each additional page.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER I. MUNICIPAL COURTS
§ 101.161. MUNICIPAL COURT FEES AND COSTS. The clerk of
a municipal court may collect a fee for a hearing on probable cause
for removal of a vehicle and placement in a storage facility (§
685.008, Transportation Code) . . . $10.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER J. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD
§ 101.181. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD FEES AND
COSTS. The clerk of a municipal court of record shall collect the
following fees and costs:
(1) from an appellant, a transcript preparation fee
(§ 30.00014, Government Code) . . . $25;
(2) from an appellant in the City of El Paso, an
appellate court docket fee (§ 30.00147, Government Code) . . .
$25; and
(3) fee for hearing on probable cause for removal of a
vehicle and placement in a storage facility (§ 685.008,
Transportation Code) . . . $10.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, § 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
