By Tallas H.B. No. 2751
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the issuance of certain documents by county clerks.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 118.014(a), Local Government Code, is
1-5 amended to read as follows:
1-6 (a) The fees <fee> for "Certified Papers" under Section
1-7 118.011 are <is> for the county clerk's certificate that shall be
1-8 placed on each page or part of a page, and a fee for copying each
1-9 page or part of a page, of a <and for issuing each certified copy,>
1-10 notice, statement, license, or document that the clerk is
1-11 authorized or required to issue. The fees <fee> must be paid <in
1-12 cash> at the time the order is placed.
1-13 SECTION 2. Section 118.059, Local Government Code, is
1-14 amended to read as follows:
1-15 Sec. 118.059. Issuing Document <Requiring Return, No Pending
1-16 Action>. (a) The fee <fees> for "Issuing Document <Requiring a
1-17 Return, No Pending Action>" under Section 118.052(3) is <are> for
1-18 <services in connection with which no action is pending.>
1-19 <(b) The fee for> issuing an original document and one copy
1-20 and includes recording the return of the document.
1-21 (b) <(c)> The fee for issuing for the same action at the
1-22 same time more than one set of an original and one copy of the same
1-23 document includes recording the return of the document. The fee
2-1 must be paid at the time the order is placed.
2-2 (c) <(d)> In this section, "document" includes a citation,
2-3 notice, commission to take depositions, execution, order, writ,
2-4 process, or other instrument or paper authorized or required to be
2-5 issued by the clerk <and on which a return must be recorded>.
2-6 SECTION 3. Section 118.060(a), Local Government Code, is
2-7 amended to read as follows:
2-8 (a) The fees <fee> for "Certified Papers<, No Return
2-9 Required>" under Section 118.052(3) are <is> for the county <the>
2-10 clerk's certificate that shall be placed on each page or part of a
2-11 page, and a fee for copying each page or part of a page, of a <and
2-12 for issuing a certificate, certified copy,> notice, statement,
2-13 transcript, or other document authorized or required to be issued
2-14 by the clerk <on which no return is to be recorded>.
2-15 SECTION 4. Section 118.011(a), Local Government Code, is
2-16 amended to read as follows:
2-17 (a) A county clerk shall collect the following fees for
2-18 services rendered to any person:
2-19 (1) Personal Property Records Filing
2-20 (Sec. 118.012) ............................................. $ 2.00
2-21 (2) Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013):
2-22 for the first page ....................... $ 3.00
2-23 for each additional page or part of a page on
2-24 which there are visible marks of any kind .................. $ 2.00
2-25 for all or part of each 8-1/2" X 14" attachment
3-1 or rider ................................................... $ 2.00
3-2 for each name in excess of five names that has to
3-3 be indexed in all records in which the document must be
3-4 indexed .................................................... $ 0.25
3-5 (3) Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014):
3-6 for the clerk's certificate ...... $5.00 <$ 1.00>
3-7 plus a fee for each page or part of a page
3-8 <of> ....................................................... $ 1.00
3-9 (4) Birth or Death Certificate (Sec.
3-10 118.015) .................................. same as state registrar
3-11 (5) Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016) .............. $ 3.00
3-12 (6) Notary Appointment (Sec. 118.017) ......... $ 4.00
3-13 (7) Marriage License (Sec. 118.018) ........... $25.00
3-14 (8) Declaration of Informal Marriage
3-15 (Sec. 118.019) ............................................. $25.00
3-16 (9) Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020) ......... $ 5.00
3-17 (10) Oath Administration (Sec. 118.021) ....... $ 1.00
3-18 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
3-19 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the
3-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
3-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
3-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
3-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.