Sec. 133.153. ADDITIONAL FILING FEES FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS OTHER THAN DISTRICT COURT FOR BASIC CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR INDIGENTS. (a) In addition to other fees authorized or required by law, the clerk of a court other than a district court, the courts of appeals, or the supreme court shall collect the following fees 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:
(1) $10 for statutory and constitutional county courts; and
(2) $6 for justice of the peace courts.
(b) The fees shall be collected and remitted to the comptroller in the manner provided by Subchapter B.
(c) The comptroller shall deposit the fees to the credit of the basic civil legal services account of the judicial fund for use in programs approved by the supreme court that provide basic civil legal services to an indigent.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 62(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1183 (H.B. 3637), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
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