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.