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Texas Government Code - Section 51.703. Additional Fees And Costs In Certain County Courts

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§ 51.703. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CERTAIN COUNTY 
COURTS.  (a) In addition to all other fees authorized or required 
by other law, the clerk of a county court with a judge who is 
entitled to an annual salary supplement from the state under 
Section 26.006 shall collect a $40 filing fee in each civil case 
filed in the court to be used for court-related purposes for the 
support of the judiciary.
	(b)  In addition to other court costs, a person shall pay $15 
as a court cost on conviction of any criminal offense in a county 
court, including cases in which probation or deferred adjudication 
is granted.  A conviction that arises under Chapter 521, 
Transportation Code, or a conviction under Subtitle C, Title 7, 
Transportation Code, is included, except that a conviction arising 
under any law that regulates pedestrians or the parking of motor 
vehicles is not included.
	(c)  Court costs and fees due under this section shall be 
collected in the same manner as other fees, fines, or costs are 
collected in the case.
	(d)  The clerk shall deposit the fees and costs collected 
under this section to be sent to the comptroller as provided by 
Subchapter B, Chapter 133, Local Government Code.  The comptroller 
shall deposit the fees in the judicial fund.
	(e)  Section 51.320 applies to a fee or cost collected under 
this section.   
	(f)  A clerk may not collect a fee under this section and 
under Section 51.702(a).

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1467, § 1.11, eff. June 19, 
1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1572, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1999.  
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, § 71(a), eff. Jan. 1, 
2004;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 616, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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