TX Loc Govt Code § 118.011 (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 118.011. Fee Schedule

Sec. 118.011.  FEE SCHEDULE.  (a)  A county clerk shall collect the following fees for services rendered to any person:(1)  Personal Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.012):for the first page$ 5.00for each additional page or part of a page on which there are visible marks of any kind$ 4.00(2)  Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013):for the first page$ 5.00for each additional page or part of a page on which there are visible marks of any kind$ 4.00for all or part of  each 8-1/2" X 14"  attachment  or  rider$ 4.00for each name in excess of five names that has to be indexed in   all   records   in   which   the   document   must   be  indexed$ 0.25(3)  Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014):for the clerk's certificate$ 5.00plus a fee for each page or part of a page$ 1.00(4)  Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145):for each page or part of a page$ 1.00(5)  Birth     or     Death     Certificate     (Sec. 118.015)same as state registrar(6)  Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016)$ 3.00(7)  Marriage License (Sec. 118.018)$60.00(8)  Declaration   of   Informal   Marriage   (Sec. 118.019)$25.00(9)  Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020)$ 5.00(10)  Oath   Administration   (Sec.  118.021)$ 1.00(b)  The county clerk may set and collect the following fee from any person:(1)  Returned Check (Sec. 118.0215)  . . . . . . not less than $15 or more than $30(2)  Records Management and Preservation Fee (Sec. 118.0216)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . not more than $10(3)  Mental Health Background Check for License to Carry a Handgun (Sec. 118.0217)  . . . . . not more than $2(4)  Marriage License for Out-of-State Applicants (Sec. 118.018) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100(c)  The clerk shall charge reasonable fees for performing other duties prescribed or authorized by statute for which a fee is not prescribed by this subchapter.(d)  The county clerk may not charge the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service 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.(e)  A county clerk who provides a copy in a format other than paper of a record maintained by the clerk shall provide the copy and charge a fee in accordance with Sections 552.231 and 552.262, Government Code.(f)  The county clerk of a county shall, if the commissioners court of the county adopts the fee as part of the county's annual budget, collect the following fee from any person:(1)  Records Archive Fee (Sec. 118.025) . . . . . . . not more than $10(2)  Records Technology and Infrastructure Fee (Sec. 118.026) . . . . . . . $2.00(g)  The county clerk of a county shall, if the commissioners court of the county adopts the fee, collect the following fee from any person:Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.0131)  . . . . . . . not more than $10|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 18(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 587, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 451, Sec. 4, eff;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd., ch. 465, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 185, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1400, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1155, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 413, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 974, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(105), (106), 3(31), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 804 (S.B. 526), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1216 (H.B. 950), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 2685), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2008.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 1513), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 1513), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 379 (H.B. 1062), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 31(a), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 32(a), eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 985 (S.B. 1964), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 695 (H.B. 555), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (S.B. 658), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|