2023 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 118.052. Fee Schedule

Sec. 118.052.  FEE SCHEDULE.  Each clerk of a county court shall collect the following fees for services rendered to any person:
(1)  CIVIL COURT ACTIONS
(A)  Preparation of the clerk's record of transfer under Sections 33.105 and 1023.006, Estates Code, Section 155.207, Family Code, and Sections 51.3071 and 51.403, Government Code:
(i)  for the clerk's transfer certificate and index  . . . . . .  $5;
(ii)  for each page or part of a page of a case record up to 10 pages in length  . . . . . .  $1.00;
(iii)  for each page or part of a page of a case record over 10 pages  . . . . . .  $0.10;
(B)  Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action (Sec. 118.0545):
(i)  Abstract of judgment . . . $ 8.00;
(ii)  Execution, order of sale, writ, or other process . . . $ 8.00;
(2)  PROBATE COURT ACTIONS
(A)  Services in Pending Probate Action (Sec. 118.056):
(i)  Filing an inventory and appraisement as provided by Section 118.056(d) . . . $25.00;
(ii)  Approving and recording bond . . . $ 5.00;
(iii)  Administering oath . . . $ 2.00;
(iv)  Filing annual or final account of estate . . . $25.00;
(v)  Filing application for sale of real or personal property . . . $25.00;
(vi)  Filing annual or final report of guardian of a person . . . $10.00;
(vii)  Filing a document not listed under this paragraph 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, if more than 25 pages . . . $25.00;
(B)  Claim Against Estate (Sec. 118.058) . . . $10.00;
(C)  Preparation of the clerk's record of transfer under Sections 33.105 and 1023.006, Estates Code, Section 155.207, Family Code, and Sections 51.3071 and 51.403, Government Code:
(i)  for the clerk's transfer certificate and index  . . . . . .  $5;
(ii)  for each page or part of a page of a case record up to 10 pages in length  . . . . . .  $1.00;
(iii)  for each page or part of a page of a case record over 10 pages  . . . . . .  $0.10;
(3)  OTHER FEES
(A)  Issuing Document (Sec. 118.059):
(i)  original document and one copy . . . $ 8.00;
(ii) each additional set of an original and one copy . . . $ 8.00;
(B)  Certified Papers (Sec. 118.060):
(i)  for the clerk's certificate . . . $ 5.00;
(ii)  printed on paper, plus a fee per page or part of a page of . . . $ 1.00;
(iii)  that is a paper document converted to electronic format, for each page or part of a page  . . . . . .  $1;
(iv)  that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:
(a)  for each document up to 10 pages in length  . . . . . .  $1;
(b)  for each page or part of a page of a document over 10 pages  . . . . . .  $0.10;
(C)  Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0605):
(i)  printed on paper, for each page or part of a page . . . $ 1.00;
(ii)  that is a paper converted to electronic format, for each page or part of a page . . . $ 1.00;
(iii)  that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:
(a)  for each document up to 10 pages in length . . . $ 1.00;
(b)  for each page or part of a page of a document over 10 pages . . . $ 0.10;
(D)  Letters Testamentary, Letter of Guardianship, Letter of Administration, or Abstract of Judgment (Sec. 118.061) . . . $ 2.00;
(E)  Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills (Sec. 118.062) . . . $ 5.00;
(F)  Mail Service of Process (Sec. 118.063) . . . same as sheriff;
(G)  Searching files or records to locate a cause when the docket number is not provided . . . $ 5.00;
(H)  Records Technology and Infrastructure Fee if authorized by the commissioners court of the county (Sec. 118.026) . . . $ 2.00;
(I)  Preparation of the clerk's record for appeal, per page or part of a page . . . $1.00.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 19(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1080, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 587, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 675, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 764, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1001, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1404), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 96 (H.B. 1295), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 819), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 379 (H.B. 1062), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 654 (H.B. 2182), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 3.02, eff. January 1, 2022.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (S.B. 1612), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2024.