By King of Parker                                      H.B. No. 769
         77R1717 YDB-D                           
                                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(c), Family Code, is amended to
 1-5     read as follows:
 1-6           (c)  The copy of the administrative writ of withholding filed
 1-7     with the clerk of court must:
 1-8                 (1)  include[:]
 1-9                 [(1)]  the name, address, and signature of the
1-10     authorized attorney or individual that issued the writ;
1-11                 (2)  include the name and address of the employer
1-12     served with the writ; [and]
1-13                 (3)  be accompanied by a true copy of the information
1-14     provided to the employer; and
1-15                 (4)  be accompanied by the filing fee for an
1-16     administrative writ of withholding as required by Section 231.202.
1-17           SECTION 2. Section 231.202, Family Code, is amended to read
1-18     as follows:
1-19           Sec. 231.202.  AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D CASES.
1-20     In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, the Title IV-D agency
1-21     shall pay:
1-22                 (1)  filing fees and fees for issuance and service of
1-23     process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections
1-24     51.317,  51.318(b)(2), and 51.319(2), Government Code;
 2-1                 (2)  fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110;
 2-2                 (3)  fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and
 2-3     writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110;
 2-4     [and]
 2-5                 (4)  a fee of $45 for each item of process to each
 2-6     individual on whom service is required, including service by
 2-7     certified or registered mail, to be paid to a sheriff, constable,
 2-8     or clerk whenever service of process is required; and
 2-9                 (5)  a fee of $15 for filing an administrative writ of
2-10     withholding.
2-11           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
2-12     applies only to a Title IV-D case filed on or after that date.  A
2-13     Title IV-D case filed before the effective date of this Act is
2-14     governed by the law in effect on the date the action was filed, and
2-15     the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.