Sec. 25.00213. CONTRIBUTIONS FUND. (a) A contributions fund is created in the county treasury of each county that collects the additional fees under Section 51.704.
(b) Money in a contributions fund created under this section may be used only for court-related purposes for the support of the statutory probate courts in the county, including for the payment of the compensation of a statutory probate court associate judge in accordance with Section 54.605.
(c) A county may not reduce the amount of funds provided for the support of the statutory probate courts in the county because of the availability of funds from the county's contributions fund.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1443, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 400 (S.B. 821), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
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