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TX Loc Govt Code § 118.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees|Section 118.021. Oath Administration

Sec. 118.021.  OATH ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The fee for "Oath Administration" under Section 118.011 is for administering an oath with or without the seal of the clerk.(b)  The fee does not apply to oaths required to be administered in performing a duty as clerk of county civil or criminal courts or as clerk of a probate court.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.0215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees|Section 118.0215. Returned Check

Sec. 118.0215.  RETURNED CHECK.  The fee for "Returned Check" under Section 118.011 is for a check that is presented to the county clerk in payment of taxes or any other item the person owes to the county and is returned by the depository bank or any other financial institution because of:(1)  insufficient funds to cover the check;(2)  a closed account;(3)  an unauthorized signature;(4)  a check drawn on uncollected funds; or(5)  any other reason considered to be the fault of the drawer.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 18(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.0216 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees|Section 118.0216. Records Management and Preservation

Sec. 118.0216.  RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION.  (a)  The fee for "Records Management and Preservation" under Section 118.011 is for the records management and preservation services performed by the county clerk after the filing and recording of a document in the records of the office of the clerk.(b)  The fee must be paid at the time of the filing of the document.(c)  The fee shall be deposited in a separate records management and preservation account in the general fund of the county.(d)  The fee may be used only to provide funds for specific records management and preservation, including for automation purposes.(e)   All expenditures from the records management and preservation account shall comply with Subchapter C, Chapter 262.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 587, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (S.B. 1574), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2716), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.0217 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees|Section 118.0217. Mental Health Background Check

Sec. 118.0217.  MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUND CHECK.  (a)  The fee for a "mental health background check for license to carry a handgun" is for a check, conducted by the county clerk at the request of the Texas Department of Public Safety, of the county records involving the mental condition of a person who applies for a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.  The fee, not to exceed $2, will be paid from the application fee submitted to the Department of Public Safety according to Section 411.174(a)(6), Government Code.(b)  This section and Section 118.011(b)(3) do not affect the procedures for access to court records prescribed by Section 571.015, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1400, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 33, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees|Section 118.022. Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees

Sec. 118.022.  DISPOSITION OF MARRIAGE LICENSE AND DECLARATION FEES.  (a)  If the county clerk collects a fee for issuing a marriage license, the county clerk shall deposit, as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133:(1)  $20 of each fee collected for issuing a marriage license or $12.50 of each fee for recording a declaration of informal marriage to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (b);(2)  $10 of each fee collected for issuing a marriage license to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (c); and(3)  if applicable, the $5 voluntary contribution collected to promote healthy early childhood by supporting the Texas Home Visiting Program administered by the Office of Early Childhood Coordination of the Health and Human Services Commission to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (d).(b)  The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(1) to the credit of the child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account established under Section 40.105, Human Resources Code.(c)  The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(2) to the credit of the family trust fund account established under Section 2.014, Family Code.(d)  The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(3) in the Texas Home Visiting Program trust fund under Section 531.287, Government Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 76(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 2685), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2008.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (S.B. 1836), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees|Section 118.023. Fees for Ex Officio Services

Sec. 118.023.  FEES FOR EX OFFICIO SERVICES.  (a)  If the county clerk receives fees for ex officio services or for other public services not otherwise provided for, the commissioners court shall set the fees.  The fees shall be paid quarterly out of the county treasury on the order of the commissioners court.(b)  A county clerk may not be compelled to file or record any instrument or writing authorized or required to be recorded until payment for all fees has been tendered.  This provision does not apply to papers or instruments filed or recorded in suits pending in county court.(c)  In this section, "ex officio services" includes services in relation to roads, bridges, and ferries; issuing and taking receipts for jury scrip or county orders for payment; services in habeas corpus cases; making out bar dockets; keeping records of trust funds; filing and docketing all papers for the commissioners court; keeping road overseers' books and lists of hands; recording all collection returns of delinquent insolvents; recording county treasurer's reports; recording reports of justices of the peace; recording reports of animals slaughtered; and services in connection with elections.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees|Section 118.024. Free Access to Records

Sec. 118.024.  FREE ACCESS TO RECORDS.  (a)  This subchapter does not limit or deny any person full and free access to any document referred to in this subchapter.  A person is entitled to read, examine, and copy from those documents or from any microfilm or other photographic image of the documents.(b)  A person may exercise the right provided by this section without paying any charge under the reasonable rules of the county clerk at all reasonable times during the hours in which the clerk's office is open to the public.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees|Section 118.026. Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties

Sec. 118.026.  FEE FOR COUNTY RECORDS TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico may adopt a records technology and infrastructure fee as part of the county's annual budget.  The fee must be set and itemized in the county's budget as part of the budget preparation process.(b)  The fee must be paid at the time a person pays a fee under Section 118.0216 or, if applicable, Section 118.025.(c)  The fee shall be deposited in a separate records technology and infrastructure account in the general fund of the county.  Any interest accrued remains with the account.(d)  The funds generated from the collection of a fee under this section may be used only for technology and infrastructure for the maintenance of county records and the operation of the county records system.(e)  The fee is subject to approval by the commissioners court in a public meeting during the budget process.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 379 (H.B. 1062), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.051. Clerical Duties

Sec. 118.051.  CLERICAL DUTIES.  The fees listed in this subchapter for county civil court dockets under Section 118.052(1) and county probate court dockets under Section 118.052(2) are fees for all clerical duties performed in connection with the docket, including:(1)  filing, registering or recording, docketing, and taxing costs for an application, will, complaint, petition, return, document, or proceeding;(2)  issuing and recording the return of a citation, notice, subpoena, commission to take depositions, execution while the docket is still open (civil docket), garnishment before judgment (civil docket), order, writ, process, or any other document authorized or required to be issued by the clerk on which a return must be recorded;(3)  attendances in court as clerk of the court;(4)  impaneling a jury (civil docket);(5)  swearing witnesses;(6)  approving bonds involved in court action; and(7)  administering oaths.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 96 (H.B. 1295), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 3.02, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.0525 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.0525. Increased Fee for Noncompliance With Document Specifications

Sec. 118.0525.  INCREASED FEE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS.  If a legal paper presented to a county clerk for filing or for recording does not comply with the specifications prescribed by Section 191.007, the filing fee or recording fee for the paper is increased as provided by that section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 20(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.0526 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.0526. Copies of Court Records Preserved Only on Microfilm or by Electronic Method

Sec. 118.0526.  COPIES OF COURT RECORDS PRESERVED ONLY ON MICROFILM OR BY ELECTRONIC METHOD.  (a)  On the written request of a party in an action, the clerk of a county court shall provide the court with a copy of a motion, order, or other pleading in the action that is preserved only on microfilm or by other electronic means.  The request must specify the document sought and the approximate date that the document was filed.(b)  The county clerk may not charge a fee for a copy made under this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1356, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.0545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.0545. Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action

Sec. 118.0545.  SERVICES RENDERED AFTER JUDGMENT IN ORIGINAL ACTION.  (a)  The fees for "Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action" under Section 118.052(1) are for services rendered after judgment in an original action filed in a county civil court.(b)  The fee for an "Abstract of judgment" under Section 118.052(1) is for issuing an abstract of judgment.(b-1)  The fee for "Preparation of the clerk's record for appeal" under Section 118.052(1) is for preparation of the clerk's record for appeal.(c)  The fee for an "Execution, order of sale, writ, or other process" under Section 118.052(1) is for issuing and recording the return on any of those documents.  The fee applies only to a writ or process for the issuance of which another fee is not provided by this subchapter.(d)  The fee is charged of the party requesting the service and is due at the time the service is requested.(e)  In this section, "original action" includes an appeal from a justice of the peace or a corporation court and a transfer of an action from another jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 19(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 3.03, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.056. Services in Pending Probate Action

Text of section as amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 66, Sec. 1Sec. 118.056.  SERVICES IN PENDING PROBATE ACTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the fees for "Services in Pending Probate Action" under Section 118.052(2) are for services in an action in an open probate docket rendered after the filing of an order approving the inventory and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first.(b)  The fee for filing a document also applies to each page or part of a page for the filing of a document or exhibit filed by a movant after the filing of an original answer or response, after the filing of an order approving the inventory and appraisement, or after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first, and before the filing of an adverse action, contest, suit, or pleading seeking affirmative relief.(c)  Each fee shall be paid at the time of the filing or the rendering of the service and is in addition to other fees prescribed by Section 118.052.(d)  The fee for filing an inventory and appraisement under Section 118.052(2)(B)(i) applies only if the instrument is filed after the 90th day after the date the personal representative has qualified to serve or, if the court grants an extension under Section 309.051, Estates Code, after the date of the extended deadline specified by the court.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 66, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 819), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 20.021, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 3.04, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.058. Claim Against Estate

Sec. 118.058.  CLAIM AGAINST ESTATE.  (a)  The fee for "Claim Against Estate" under Section 118.052(2) is for clerical duties in connection with filing and entering a claim against an estate.(b)  The fee must be paid by the claimant at the time the claim is filed.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.059. Issuing Document

Sec. 118.059.  ISSUING DOCUMENT.  (a)  The fee for "Issuing Document" under Section 118.052(3) is for issuing an original document and one copy and includes recording the return of the document.(b)  The fee for issuing for the same action at the same time more than one set of an original and one copy of the same document includes recording the return of the document.  The fee must be paid at the time the order is placed.(c)  In this section, "document" includes a subpoena, citation, notice, commission to take depositions, execution, order, writ, process, or other instrument or paper authorized or required to be issued by the clerk.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 451, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 3.05, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.060. Certified Papers, No Return Required

Sec. 118.060.  CERTIFIED PAPERS, NO RETURN REQUIRED.  (a)  The fees for "Certified Papers" under Section 118.052(3) are for the county clerk's certificate that shall be placed on each page or part of a page, and a fee for copying each page or part of a page, of a notice, statement, transcript, or other document authorized or required to be issued by the clerk.(b)  The fee must be paid at the time the order is placed.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 451, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.0605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.0605. Noncertified Papers

Sec. 118.0605.  NONCERTIFIED PAPERS.  (a)  The fee for "Noncertified Papers" under Section 118.052(3) is for issuing a noncertified copy of each page or part of a page of a document.(b)  The fee must be paid at the time the order is placed.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.061. Letters and Abstracts

Sec. 118.061.  LETTERS AND ABSTRACTS.  The fee for "Letters Testamentary, Letter of Guardianship, Letter of Administration, or Abstract of Judgment" under Section 118.052(3) is for the issuing of any of those documents.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.062. Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills

Sec. 118.062.  DEPOSIT AND SAFEKEEPING OF WILLS.  The fee for "Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills" under Section 118.052(3) is for receiving and keeping wills deposited for safekeeping.  The fee must be paid at the time the will is deposited with the county clerk.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.063. Mail Service of Process

Sec. 118.063.  MAIL SERVICE OF PROCESS.  The fee for "Mail Service of Process" under Section 118.052(3) is for the clerk's service of process by certified or registered mail.  The fee is the same amount that sheriffs and constables are authorized to charge under Section 118.131.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.065. Free Access to Records

Sec. 118.065.  FREE ACCESS TO RECORDS.  (a)  This subchapter does not limit or deny any person full and free access to any document referred to in this subchapter.  A person is entitled to read, examine, and copy from those documents or from any microfilm or other photographic image of the documents.(b)  A person may, without paying any charge, exercise the right provided by this section under the reasonable rules of the county clerk at all reasonable times during the hours in which the clerk's office is open to the public.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.066. Prohibited Fees

Sec. 118.066.  PROHIBITED FEES.  A county clerk is not entitled to a fee for:(1)  the examination of a paper or record in the clerk's office;(2)  filing any process or document the clerk issues that is returned to court;(3)  a motion or judgment on a motion for security for costs;  or(4)  taking or approving a bond for costs.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 118.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers|Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court|Section 118.070. Fee for Search of Records

Sec. 118.070.  FEE FOR SEARCH OF RECORDS.  The clerk of a county court may collect a fee for searching files or records to locate a cause when the docket number is not provided.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 3.06, eff. January 1, 2022.|