1-1 By: George (Senate Sponsor - Shapiro) H.B. No. 2368
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2001;
1-3 May 10, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the fees assessed by a district court in Dallas County
1-9 for certain services rendered in juvenile or family law cases.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 152.0635(f), Human Resources Code, is
1-12 amended to read as follows:
1-13 (f) The judge of a district court in Dallas County that
1-14 gives preference to juvenile or family law matters may assess a
1-15 reasonable fee [of not more than $200 a case] for adoption, family,
1-16 and home study investigations ordered by the judge if the
1-17 investigation is performed by the court services department or
1-18 another agency funded by the county. The judge shall set the
1-19 amount of the fee and the method of payment to be assessed against
1-20 the parties to the case.
1-21 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-22 (b) The change in law made by this Act applies only to a fee
1-23 assessed on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee
1-24 assessed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
1-25 law in effect at the time the fee is assessed, and the former law
1-26 is continued in effect for that purpose.
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