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79R3879 PAM-F
By: Casteel H.B. No. 950
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fees for filing certain documents with a county clerk.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 118.011(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A county clerk shall collect the following fees for
services rendered to any person:
(1) Personal Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.012):
for the first page $ 5.00
for each additional page or part of a page on which
there are visible marks of any kind $ 4.00 [2.00]
(2) Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013):
for the first page $ 5.00 [3.00]
for each additional page or part of a page on which
there are visible marks of any kind $ 4.00 [2.00]
for all or part of each 8-1/2" X 14" attachment or
rider $ 4.00 [2.00]
for each name in excess of five names that has to be
indexed in all records in which the document must be
indexed$ 0.25
(3) Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014):
for the clerk's certificate $ 5.00
plus a fee for each page or part of a page $ 1.00
(4) Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145):
for each page or part of a page $ 1.00
(5) Birth or Death Certificate (Sec.
118.015) same as state registrar
(6) Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016) $ 3.00
(7) Marriage License (Sec. 118.018) $30.00
(8) Declaration of Informal Marriage (Sec.
118.019) $25.00
(9) Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020) $ 5.00
(10) Oath Administration (Sec. 118.021) $ 1.00
SECTION 2. The change in law made by Section 118.011, Local
Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to fees that
become payable on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee
that became payable before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect at the time the fee became payable,
and that law is continued in effect for that purpose only.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.