Sec. 103.027. MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. (a) Fees and costs shall be paid or collected under the Government Code as follows:
(1) filing a certified copy of a judicial finding of fact and conclusion of law if charged by the secretary of state (Sec. 51.905, Government Code) . . . $15;
(2) cost paid by each surety posting the bail bond for an offense other than a misdemeanor punishable by fine only under Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the assistant prosecutor supplement fund and the fair defense account (Sec. 41.258, Government Code) . . . $15, provided the cost does not exceed $30 for all bail bonds posted at that time for an individual and the cost is not required on the posting of a personal or cash bond;
(3) to participate in a court proceeding in this state, a nonresident attorney fee (Sec. 82.0361, Government Code) . . . $250 except as waived or reduced under supreme court rules for representing an indigent person;
(4) on a party's appeal of a final decision in a contested case, the cost of preparing the original or a certified copy of the record of the agency proceeding, if required by the agency's rule, as a court cost (Sec. 2001.177, Government Code) . . . as assessed by the court, all or part of the cost of preparation;
(5) a program fee for a drug court program (Sec. 123.004, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1,000;
(6) an alcohol or controlled substance testing, counseling, and treatment fee (Sec. 123.004, Government Code) . . . the amount necessary to cover the costs of testing, counseling, and treatment;
(7) a reasonable program fee for a veterans court program (Sec. 124.005, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1,000;
(8) a testing, counseling, and treatment fee for testing, counseling, or treatment performed or provided under a veterans court program (Sec. 124.005, Government Code) . . . the amount necessary to cover the costs of testing, counseling, or treatment; and
(9) a nonrefundable program fee for a prostitution prevention program (Sec. 126.006, Government Code) . . . a reasonable amount not to exceed $1,000, which must include a counseling and services fee in an amount necessary to cover the costs of counseling and services provided by the program, a victim services fee in an amount equal to 10 percent of the total fee, and a law enforcement training fee in an amount equal to five percent of the total fee.
(b) Any fee of $2 charged by a local government or appellate court for an electronic filing transaction as authorized under Section 72.031(c), Government Code, shall be collected. This subsection expires September 1, 2019.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.116, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 11.119(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 11.115, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 9.107, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290 (H.B. 2302), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 9.119(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
Without reference to the amendment of this section, this section was repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 9.119(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2015.
Last modified: September 28, 2016