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TX Govt Code § 51.318 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter D. District Clerks|Section 51.318. Fees Due When Service Performed or Requested

Sec. 51.318.  FEES DUE WHEN SERVICE PERFORMED OR REQUESTED.  (a)  The district clerk shall collect at the time the service is performed or at the time the service is requested the fees provided by Subsection (b) for services performed by the clerk.(b)  The fees are:(1)  for issuing a subpoena, including one copy$8(2)  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, or any other writ or process not otherwise provided for, including one copy if required by law$8(3)  for searching files or records to locate a cause when the docket number is not provided or to ascertain the existence of an instrument or record in the district clerk's office$5(4)  for abstracting a judgment$8(5)  for preparation of the clerk's record on appeal, for each page or part of a page$1(6)  for approving a bond$5(7)  for a certified copy of a record, judgment, order, pleading, or paper on file or of record in the district clerk's office, printed on paper:(A)  including certificate and seal $5; and(B)  for each page or part of a page  $1(8)  for a noncertified copy:(A)  printed on paper, for each page or part of a page  $1;(B)  that is a paper document converted to electronic format, for each page or part of a page$1; or(C)  that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:(i)  for each document up to 10 pages in length$1; and(ii)  for each page or part of a page over 10 pages$0.10.(c)  The fee is the obligation of the party to the suit or action initiating the request.(d)  The district clerk may accept a bond as security for a fee imposed under this section.(e)  The district clerk may not charge United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or United States Citizenship and Immigration Services a fee for a copy of any document on file or of record in the clerk's office relating to an individual's criminal history, regardless of whether the document is certified.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 186, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 465, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 976, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 237 (H.B. 627), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 11, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 2.12, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Govt Code § 51.319 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter D. District Clerks|Section 51.319. Other Fees

Sec. 51.319.  OTHER FEES.  The district clerk shall collect the following fees for services performed by the clerk:(1)  for performing services related to the matter of the estate of a deceased person or a minor transacted in the district court, the same fees allowed the county clerk for those services;(2)  for serving process by certified or registered mail, the same fee that sheriffs and constables are authorized to charge for the service under Section 118.131, Local Government Code;(3)  for performing any other service prescribed or authorized by law for which no fee is set by law, a reasonable fee; and(4)  for performing services related to a matter filed in a statutory county court, the same fees allowed the district clerk for those services in the district court.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 654 (H.B. 2182), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 51.3195 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter D. District Clerks|Section 51.3195. Copies of Court Records Preserved Only on Microfilm or by Electronic Method

Sec. 51.3195.  COPIES OF COURT RECORDS PRESERVED ONLY ON MICROFILM OR BY ELECTRONIC METHOD.  (a)  On the written request of a party in an action, the district clerk 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 district clerk may not charge a fee for a copy made under this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1356, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 51.320 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter D. District Clerks|Section 51.320. Bill for Services

Sec. 51.320.  BILL FOR SERVICES.  A fee under this subchapter is not payable until the district clerk produces, or is ready to produce, a bill for services that contains the particulars of the fee charged before payment of the fee is required.  The bill must be signed by the clerk or the clerk's successor in office or legal representative who charges the fee or to whom the fee is due.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 51.322 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter D. District Clerks|Section 51.322. Removal

Sec. 51.322.  REMOVAL.  A court rendering a judgment removing a district clerk under Article V, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution shall include in the judgment an order removing the clerk.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.28(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 51.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter E. County Clerks|Section 51.401. Clerk Pro Tempore

Sec. 51.401.  CLERK PRO TEMPORE.  If a county clerk is a party to an action in the court he serves, the county judge, on the application of any interested person or on the judge's own motion, shall appoint a clerk pro tempore for the purposes of the action.  The clerk pro tempore must take an oath to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of the appointment and must give a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of those duties in an amount fixed and approved by the judge.  The bond must be payable to the State of Texas.  A clerk pro tempore shall perform the duties of the clerk during the period of the appointment.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 51.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter E. County Clerks|Section 51.402. Duties and Powers

Sec. 51.402.  DUTIES AND POWERS.  (a)  The clerk of a county court may:(1)  issue marriage licenses;  and(2)  take affidavits and depositions.(b)  On the last day of each term of the court, the clerk shall make a written statement of fines and jury fees received since the last statement.  The statement must include the name of the party from whom a fine or jury fee was received, the name of each juror who served during the term, the number of days served, and the amount due the juror for the services.  The statement shall be recorded in the minutes of the court after it is approved and signed by the presiding judge.(c)  The clerk shall deposit fines and jury fees received by the clerk in the county treasury for the use of the county.(d)  In addition to the other powers and duties of this section, a county clerk that serves as the clerk for a court having jurisdiction of applications for protective orders under Chapter 71, Family Code, shall accept those applications.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1024, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 51.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter E. County Clerks|Section 51.403. Transfer of Cases

Sec. 51.403.  TRANSFER OF CASES.  (a)  If a case is transferred from a county court to a district court, the clerk of the county court shall send to the district clerk using the electronic filing system established under Section 72.031:(1)  a transfer certificate and index of transferred documents;(2)  a copy of the original papers filed in the transferring court;(3)  a copy of the order of transfer signed by the transferring court;(4)  a copy of each final order;(5)  a copy of the transfer certificate and index of transferred documents from each previous transfer; and(6)  a bill of any costs that have accrued in the transferring court.(a-1)  The clerk of the transferring court shall use the standardized transfer certificate and index of transferred documents form created by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System under Section 72.037 when transferring a case under this section.(a-2)  The clerk of the transferee court shall accept documents transferred under Subsection (a) and docket the case.(a-3)  The clerk of the transferee court shall physically or electronically mark or stamp the transfer certificate and index of transferred documents to evidence the date and time of acceptance under Subsection (a-2), but may not physically or electronically mark or stamp any other document transferred under Subsection (a).(b)  If civil or criminal jurisdiction of a county court is transferred to a district court, the clerk of the county court shall send using the electronic filing system established under Section 72.031 a certified copy of the judgments rendered in the county court that remain unsatisfied to the district clerks of the appropriate counties.(c)  Sections 80.001 and 80.002 do not apply to the transfer of documents under this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 629 (S.B. 1341), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 7.03, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 51.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter E. County Clerks|Section 51.404. Special Deputy County Clerk in Galveston County

Sec. 51.404.  SPECIAL DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK IN GALVESTON COUNTY.  The Commissioners Court of Galveston County may pay for the services of a special deputy district county clerk if the commissioners court considers a deputy clerk necessary.  The clerk of the court in which the deputy clerk serves shall appoint the deputy clerk.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 51.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter F. Joint Clerks|Section 51.501. Joint Clerks

Sec. 51.501.  JOINT CLERKS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a county with a population of less than 8,000 shall elect a single clerk to perform the duties of the district clerk and the county clerk.(b)  The offices of county clerk and district clerk may remain separate if a majority of the qualified voters in the county vote to keep the offices separate at an election held for that purpose.  The commissioners court of the county may hold a special election for that purpose on a uniform election date authorized by law that occurs not later than the 30th day before the date of the regular primary election that precedes the expiration of the constitutional term of office for the clerk.  Notice of the special election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not later than the 20th day before the date scheduled for the election.  The question may be presented to the voters again immediately before the expiration of each subsequent constitutional term of office of the separate clerk.  The special election may not prevent a county clerk, district clerk, or joint clerk from serving the full term of office to which the clerk was elected.(c)  The commissioners court of a county that has a population of 5,800 to 5,900 shall determine whether the county shall have a joint clerk but may not take action to prevent a district clerk, county clerk, or joint clerk from serving the full term of office to which the clerk was elected.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 51.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter F. Joint Clerks|Section 51.502. Seal

Sec. 51.502.  SEAL.  A joint clerk performing the duties of the district clerk and the county clerk shall use the district court seal to authenticate official acts for the district court and the county court seal to authenticate official acts for the county court.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 51.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.601. Court Reporter Service Fund

Sec. 51.601.  COURT REPORTER SERVICE FUND.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(7), eff. January 1, 2022.(a-1)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(7), eff. January 1, 2022.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(7), eff. January 1, 2022.(c)  The commissioners court of the county shall administer the court reporter service fund to assist in the payment of court-reporter-related services, that may include maintaining an adequate number of court reporters to provide services to the courts, obtaining court reporter transcription services, closed-caption transcription machines, Braille transcription services, or other transcription services to comply with state or federal laws, or providing any other service related to the functions of a court reporter.(d)  The commissioners court shall, in administering the court reporter service fund, assist any court in which a case is filed that requires the payment of the court reporter service fee.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(7), eff. January 1, 2022.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1080, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1047 (H.B. 4529), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3361), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 2.13, eff. January 1, 2022.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(7), eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Govt Code § 51.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.602. Compensation of Certain Clerks

Sec. 51.602.  COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN CLERKS.  The salaries of the clerks of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, and the courts of appeals are determined by the legislature in the acts appropriating funds for the support of the judiciary.  The legislature shall also fix the amount of supplemental salaries paid to those clerks from court fees and receipts.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 51.605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.605. Continuing Education

Sec. 51.605.  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  (a)  In this section, the word "clerk" includes a county clerk, district clerk, or county and district clerk.(b)  A clerk shall complete 20 hours of instruction regarding the performance of the clerk's duties of office before the first anniversary of the date the clerk assumes those duties.(c)  After the first anniversary of the date a clerk assumes the duties of office, the clerk must each calendar year complete 20 hours of continuing education courses.(d)  A clerk may carry over from the current calendar year to the following calendar year not more than 10 hours of completed continuing education courses that exceed the number of hours of completed continuing education courses required under Subsection (c).|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 345, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.  Renumbered from Sec. 51.604 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 16.01(23), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 13, eff. May 21, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 505, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 976, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 154, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 2717), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 3314), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 25 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 51.606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.606. Prohibited Fees

Sec. 51.606.  PROHIBITED FEES.  A 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. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|Sec. 51.607.  IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW OR AMENDED COURT COSTS AND FEES.  (a)  Following each regular session of the legislature, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall identify each law enacted by that legislature, other than a law disapproved by the governor, that imposes or changes the amount of a court cost or fee collected by the clerk of a district, county, statutory county, municipal, or justice court from a party to a civil case or a defendant in a criminal case, including a filing or docketing fee, jury fee, cost on conviction, or fee or charge for services or to cover the expenses of a public official or agency.  This subsection does not apply to attorney's fees, civil or criminal fines or penalties, or amounts charged, paid, or collected on behalf of another party to a proceeding other than the state in a criminal case, including restitution or damages.(b)  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall prepare a list of each court cost or fee covered by Subsection (a) to be imposed or changed and shall publish the list in the Texas Register not later than August 1 after the end of the regular session of the legislature at which the law imposing or changing the amount of the cost or fee was enacted.  The office shall include with the list a statement describing the operation of this section and stating the date the imposition or change in the amount of the court cost or fee will take effect under Subsection (c).(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) and notwithstanding the effective date of the law imposing or changing the amount of a court cost or fee included on the list, the imposition or change in the amount of the court cost or fee does not take effect until the next January 1 after the law takes effect.(d)  Subsection (c) does not apply to a court cost or fee if the law imposing or changing the amount of the cost or fee takes effect on or after the January 1 following the regular session of the legislature at which the law was enacted.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003 and Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 417 (S.B. 390), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 9.02(a), eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 2.14, eff. January 1, 2022.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1923), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 51.608 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.608. Imposition of Court Costs in Criminal Proceedings

Sec. 51.608.  IMPOSITION OF COURT COSTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.  Notwithstanding any other law that establishes the amount of a court cost collected by the clerk of a district, county, or statutory county court from a defendant in a criminal proceeding based on the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, the amount of a court cost imposed on the defendant in a criminal proceeding must be the amount established under the law in effect on the date the defendant is convicted of the offense.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (S.B. 389), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 51.609 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 51 - Clerks|Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.609. Immunity From Liability for Disclosure or Release of Court Documents

Sec. 51.609.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OR RELEASE OF COURT DOCUMENTS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Court clerk" means the clerk of the supreme court or the court of criminal appeals or the clerk of a court of appeals district court, county court, statutory county court, statutory probate court, justice court, or municipal court.(2)  "State court document database" means a database accessible by the public and established or authorized by the supreme court for storing documents filed with a court in this state.(b)  A court clerk is not responsible for the management or removal of a document from a state court document database and is not liable for damages resulting from the release of a document in the database if the clerk in good faith performs the duties as clerk as provided by law and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(c)  If a court clerk in good faith performs the duties as a clerk as provided by law and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the clerk, the county in which the court is located, and the commissioners court of the county in which the court is located are immune from suit and from liability for the release or disclosure of information that is confidential or otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law, rule, or court order and that is accessed from a state court document database.(d)  A court clerk is not liable for the release of a sealed or confidential document in the clerk's custody unless the clerk acted intentionally, or with malice, reckless disregard, or gross negligence in the release of the document.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1040 (H.B. 685), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|