Sec. 101.0811. STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory county court shall collect fees and costs under the Government Code as follows:
(1) appellate judicial system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2091, Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) an official court reporter fee, County Court at Law No. 2 of Bexar County (Sec. 25.0172, Government Code) . . . $3;
(3) in Brazoria County, in matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, fees (Sec. 25.0222, Government Code) . . . as prescribed by law for district judges according to the nature of the matter;
(4) a court reporter fee when testimony is taken in a county court at law in McLennan County (Sec. 25.1572, Government Code) . . . $3;
(5) a stenographer fee, if a record or part of a record is made:
(A) in a county court at law in Hidalgo County (Sec. 25.1102, Government Code) . . . $20; and
(B) in the 1st Multicounty Court at Law (Sec. 25.2702, Government Code) . . . $25;
(6) jury fee (Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . . $22;
(7) an additional filing fee:
(A) for each civil case filed to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary (Sec. 51.702, Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) to fund the improvement of Dallas County civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(B-1) to fund the improvement of Bexar County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(C) to fund the improvement of Hays County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(D) to fund the preservation of court records (Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10;
(E) to fund the construction, renovation, or improvement of Rockwall County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.709, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
(F) to fund the construction, renovation, or improvement of Travis County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.710, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(8) the official court reporter's fee taxed as costs in civil actions in a statutory county court:
(A) in Bexar County Courts at Law Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Sec. 25.0172, Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in district court;
(B) in Galveston County (Sec. 25.0862, Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in civil cases in the district courts; and
(C) in Parker County (Sec. 25.1862, Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in civil cases in the district courts;
(9) in Nueces County, in matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, with certain exceptions, fees (Sec. 25.1802, Government Code) . . . equal to those in district court cases;
(10) a fee not otherwise listed in this subchapter that is required to be collected under Section 25.0008, Government Code, in a county other than Brazos, Cameron, Ellis, Guadalupe, Harris, Henderson, Liberty, Moore, Nolan, Panola, Parker, Starr, Victoria, and Williamson . . . as prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees;
(11) at a hearing held by an associate judge appointed under Subchapter B, Chapter 54A, Government Code, a court cost to preserve the record, in the absence of a court reporter, by any means approved by the associate judge (Sec. 54A.110, Government Code) . . . as assessed by the referring court or associate judge; and
(12) statewide electronic filing system fund fee (Sec. 51.851, Government Code) . . . $20.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.104(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 11.106(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 11.102(a), eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 9.102(a), eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 245 (H.B. 410), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 9.106(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
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