Sec. 101.081. STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE. The clerk of a statutory county court shall collect fees and costs under the Civil Practice and Remedies Code as follows:
(1) court cost in certain civil cases to establish and maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 152.004, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $15;
(2) court fees and costs, if ordered by the court, for a suit filed by an inmate in which an affidavit or unsworn declaration of inability to pay costs is filed by the inmate (Sec. 14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . the lesser of:
(A) 20 percent of the preceding six months' deposits to the inmate's trust account administered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government Code; or
(B) the total amount of court fees and costs;
(3) monthly payment for remaining court fees and costs after the initial payment for a suit in which an affidavit or unsworn declaration of inability to pay costs is filed by the inmate (Sec. 14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . the lesser of:
(A) 10 percent of that month's deposit to the inmate's trust account administered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government Code; or
(B) the total amount of court fees and costs that remain unpaid; and
(4) the following costs not otherwise charged to the inmate under Section 14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if the inmate has previously filed an action dismissed as malicious or frivolous (Sec. 14.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code):
(A) expenses of service of process;
(B) postage; and
(C) transportation, housing, or medical care incurred in connection with the appearance of the inmate in the court for any proceeding.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1278, Sec. 1, eff. June 21, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 296 (S.B. 291), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1404), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 275 (H.B. 290), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.104(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
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