S.B. No. 1165




AN ACT

relating to certain fees in Title IV-D cases.                                 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 231.202, Family Code, is amended to read 
as follows:     
	Sec. 231.202.  AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D 
CASES.  In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, the Title IV-D 
agency shall pay:
		(1)  filing fees and fees for issuance and service of 
process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections 
51.317, 51.318(b)(2), and 51.319(2), Government Code;
		(2)  fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110;                            
		(3)  fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and 
writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110;
		(4)  the [a] fee that sheriffs and constables are 
authorized to charge for serving process under Section 118.131, 
Local Government Code, [of $45] for each item of process to each 
individual on whom service is required, including service by 
certified or registered mail, to be paid to a sheriff, constable, or 
clerk whenever service of process is required; and
		(5)  the fee for filing an administrative writ of 
withholding under Section 158.503(d).
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to a service of process made on or after that date.  A 
service of process made before the effective date of this Act is 
governed by the law in effect on the date the service of process is 
made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.





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President of the Senate             Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1165 passed the Senate on 
April 25, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that 
the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2003, by a 
viva-voce vote.




______________________________ 
   Secretary of the Senate             
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1165 passed the House, with 
amendment, on May 28, 2003, by a non-record vote.




______________________________ 
   Chief Clerk of the House            



Approved:


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            Date



______________________________ 
          Governor