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Texas Government Code - Section 51.318. Fees Due When Service Performed Or Requested

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§ 51.318. FEES DUE WHEN SERVICE PERFORMED OR 
REQUESTED.  (a) In addition to a fee under Section 51.317 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 not provided for in Section 51.317, 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  $5
		(4)  for searching files or records to ascertain the 
existence of an instrument or record in the district clerk's 
office  $5
		(5)  for abstracting a judgment                 $8                            
		(6)  for approving a bond                       $4                            
		(7)  for a certified copy of a record, judgment, order, 
pleading, or paper on file or of record in the district clerk's 
office, including certificate and seal, for each page or part of a 
page  $1
		(8)  for a noncertified copy, for each page or part of a 
page  not to exceed $1.
	(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 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.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended 
by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 186, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 465, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 
74th Leg., ch. 641, § 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th 
Leg., ch. 976, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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