Sec. 103.0214. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR CIVIL CASES: HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE. An accused or defendant, or a party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the following fees and costs under the Health and Safety Code if ordered by the court or otherwise required:
(1) a fee to defray the cost of notifying state agencies of orders of expungement (Sec. 161.255, Health and Safety Code) . . . $30 per application; and
(2) on a finding that an animal's owner has cruelly treated the animal, court costs including:
(A) investigation (Sec. 821.023, Health and Safety Code) . . . actual costs;
(B) expert witnesses (Sec. 821.023, Health and Safety Code) . . . actual costs;
(C) housing and caring for the animal during its impoundment (Sec. 821.023, Health and Safety Code) . . . actual costs;
(D) conducting any public sale ordered by the court (Sec. 821.023, Health and Safety Code) . . . actual costs; and
(E) humanely destroying the animal if destruction is ordered by the court (Sec. 821.023, Health and Safety Code) . . . actual costs.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.116, eff. September 1, 2007.
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