Sec. 51.604. JURY FEE. (a) The district clerk shall collect a $40 jury fee for each civil case in which a person applies for a jury trial. The clerk of a county court or statutory county court shall collect a $40 jury fee for each civil case in which a person applies for a jury trial. The clerk shall note the payment of the fee on the court's docket.
(b) The fee required by this section must be paid by the person applying for a jury trial not later than the 10th day before the jury trial is scheduled to begin.
(c) The fee required by this section includes the jury fee required by Rule 216, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and any other jury fee allowed by law or rule.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 976, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 654 (H.B. 2182), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.
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