By King of Parker                                      H.B. No. 769
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the fees imposed in certain child support cases.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 158.503, Family Code, is amended by adding
 1-5     Subsection (d) to read as follows:
 1-6           (d)  The clerk of the court may charge a reasonable fee not
 1-7     to exceed $15 for filing an administrative writ under this section.
 1-8           SECTION 2. Section 231.202, Family Code, is amended to read
 1-9     as follows:
1-10           Sec. 231.202.  AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D CASES.
1-11     In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, the Title IV-D agency
1-12     shall pay:
1-13                 (1)  filing fees and fees for issuance and service of
1-14     process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections
1-15     51.317,  51.318(b)(2), and 51.319(2), Government Code;
1-16                 (2)  fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110;
1-17                 (3)  fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and
1-18     writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110;
1-19     [and]
1-20                 (4)  a fee of $45 for each item of process to each
1-21     individual on whom service is required, including service by
1-22     certified or registered mail, to be paid to a sheriff, constable,
1-23     or clerk whenever service of process is required; and
1-24                 (5)  the fee for filing an administrative writ of
 2-1     withholding under Section 158.503(d).
 2-2           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
 2-3     applies only to a Title IV-D case filed on or after that date.  A
 2-4     Title IV-D case filed before the effective date of this Act is
 2-5     governed by the law in effect on the date the action was filed, and
 2-6     the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.