78R2713 MI-D

By:  Talton                                                       H.B. No. 465


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the fee a county may collect for handling court registry funds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 117.055(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) To compensate the county for the accounting and administrative expenses incurred in handling the registry funds that have not earned interest, including funds in a special or separate account, the clerk shall, at the time of withdrawal, deduct from the amount of the withdrawal a fee in an amount equal to three [five] percent of the withdrawal but that may not exceed $30 [$50]. Withdrawal of funds generated from a case arising under the Family Code is exempt from the fee deduction provided by this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.