79R7744 SLO-F
By: Gattis H.B. No. 2719
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the cost of a program that a justice or municipal court
orders the parent of a child who has committed an offense to attend.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 45.057(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(c) The justice or municipal court may order the parent,
managing conservator, or guardian of a child required to attend a
program under Subsection (b) to pay an amount not greater than $500
[$100] to pay for the costs of the program.
SECTION 2. Section 103.022, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 103.022. MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND COSTS. The following
fees and costs shall be paid or collected as follows:
(1) fee for use of an interpreter in civil cases (Sec.
21.051, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . $3;
(2) fee for custodian of a record compelled by a court
to produce or certify the record (Sec. 22.004, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code) . . . $1;
(3) cost for use of certified copy of the record of
names of all trustees appointed by any state organization of a
religious congregation in this state (Sec. 126.012, Civil Practice
and Remedies Code) . . . $1.50;
(4) filing of a restitution lien (Art. 42.22, Code of
Criminal Procedure) . . . $5;
(5) issuance and service of a warrant of arrest for
certain offenses if prescribed by the municipality (Art. 45.203,
Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $25;
(6) filing a certified copy of a judicial finding of
fact and conclusion of law if charged by the secretary of state
(Sec. 51.905, Government Code) . . . $15;
(7) costs of determining and sending information
concerning the identity of the court with continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction if charged by the bureau of vital statistics (Sec.
108.006, Family Code) . . . reasonable fee;
(8) initial operations fee paid to domestic relations
office on filing of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship,
if authorized by the administering entity (Sec. 203.005, Family
Code) . . . not to exceed $15;
(9) initial child support service fee paid to domestic
relations office in certain counties on filing of a suit affecting
the parent-child relationship, if authorized by the administering
entity (Sec. 203.005, Family Code) . . . not to exceed $36;
(10) service fee for services of a domestic relations
office, if authorized by the administering entity (Sec. 203.005,
Family Code) . . . not to exceed $3 per month;
(11) fee from a Title IV-D agency for each item of
process to each individual on whom service is required, including
service by certified or registered mail (Sec. 231.202, Family
Code) . . . the amount that a sheriff or constable may charge for
serving process under Section 118.131, Local Government Code;
(12) a copy of records of spousal or child support and
fees administered in Dallas County if authorized by the local
administrative judge (Sec. 152.0634, Human Resources Code) . . .
not to exceed $2 per page;
(13) collecting, disbursing, or monitoring spousal or
child support payments in Dallas County (Sec. 152.0635, Human
Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $3 per month;
(14) fee for adoption, family, and home study
investigations in an adoption in Dallas County (Sec. 152.0635,
Human Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $250;
(15) certain transactions with respect to a suit for
spousal support or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship
in Harris County, if authorized by the county commissioners court
(Sec. 152.1074, Human Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $2 per
transaction;
(16) child support service fee in Nueces County, if
authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 152.1844, Human
Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $5 per month;
(17) services by the offices of the sheriff and
constables (Sec. 118.131, Local Government Code) . . . amount set
by county commissioners court;
(18) cost paid by each surety posting the bail bond for
an offense other than a misdemeanor punishable by fine only under
Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the felony prosecutor
supplement fund and the fair defense account (Sec. 41.258,
Government Code) . . . $15, provided the cost does not exceed $30
for all bail bonds posted at that time for an individual and the
cost is not required on the posting of a personal or cash bond;
(19) appraiser's fee as court costs for determining
the fair value of ownership interests of owners who have perfected
their rights (Sec. 10.365, Business Organizations Code) . . . a
reasonable fee; [and]
(20) to participate in a court proceeding in this
state, a nonresident attorney fee for civil legal services to the
indigent (Sec. 82.0361, Government Code) . . . $250 except as
waived or reduced under supreme court rules for representing an
indigent person; and
(21) costs of participating in a program on order of a
justice or municipal court (Art. 45.057, Code of Criminal
Procedure) . . . not to exceed $500.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.