Sec. 101.0615. DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect fees and costs under the Local Government Code as follows:
(1) additional filing fees:
(A) for each civil suit filed, for court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary and for civil legal services to an indigent:
(i) for family law cases and proceedings as defined by Section 25.0002, Government Code (Sec. 133.151, Local Government Code) . . . $45; or
(ii) for any case other than a case described by Subparagraph (i) (Sec. 133.151, Local Government Code) . . . $50; and
(B) on the filing of any civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee, to fund civil legal services for the indigent:
(i) for family law cases and proceedings as defined by Section 25.0002, Government Code (Sec. 133.152, Local Government Code) . . . $5; or
(ii) for any case other than a case described by Subparagraph (i) (Sec. 133.152, Local Government Code) . . . $10;
(2) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(3) additional filing fee for filing documents not subject to certain filing fees to fund the courthouse security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
(4) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse security fund in Webb County, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 291.009, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $20;
(5) court cost in civil cases other than suits for delinquent taxes to fund the county law library fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 323.023, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $35; and
(6) on the filing of a civil suit, an additional filing fee to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary (Sec. 133.154, Local Government Code) . . . $42.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.103(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 11.104(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
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