1-1 By: King of Parker (Senate Sponsor - West) H.B. No. 769
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 15, 2001;
1-3 March 19, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; April 18, 2001, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 18, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the fees imposed in certain child support cases.
1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-10 SECTION 1. Section 158.503, Family Code, is amended by adding
1-11 Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-12 (d) The clerk of the court may charge a reasonable fee not
1-13 to exceed $15 for filing an administrative writ under this section.
1-14 SECTION 2. Section 231.202, Family Code, is amended to read
1-15 as follows:
1-16 Sec. 231.202. AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D CASES.
1-17 In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, the Title IV-D agency
1-18 shall pay:
1-19 (1) filing fees and fees for issuance and service of
1-20 process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections
1-21 51.317, 51.318(b)(2), and 51.319(2), Government Code;
1-22 (2) fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110;
1-23 (3) fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and
1-24 writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110;
1-25 [and]
1-26 (4) a fee of $45 for each item of process to each
1-27 individual on whom service is required, including service by
1-28 certified or registered mail, to be paid to a sheriff, constable,
1-29 or clerk whenever service of process is required; and
1-30 (5) the fee for filing an administrative writ of
1-31 withholding under Section 158.503(d).
1-32 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-33 applies only to a Title IV-D case filed on or after that date. A
1-34 Title IV-D case filed before the effective date of this Act is
1-35 governed by the law in effect on the date the action was filed, and
1-36 the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
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