TITLE: Relating to authorizing fees deducted from court registry funds.

SUMMARY: Relating to authorizing fees deducted from court registry funds.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to authorizing fees deducted from court registry funds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 117.055(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any other law, to [To] compensate the county for the accounting and administrative expenses incurred in handling all [the] registry funds that have not earned interest, including funds in a special or separate account and funds deposited under Article 17.02, Code of Criminal Procedure,the clerk shall, at the time of withdrawal, deduct from the amount of the withdrawal a fee in an amount equal to five percent of the withdrawal but that may not exceed $50. Withdrawal of funds generated from a case arising under the Family Code is exempt from the fee deduction provided by this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.