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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain costs and fees in a Title IV-D case. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 231.202, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 231.202. AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D |
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CASES. In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, including a |
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case filed under Chapter 159, the Title IV-D agency shall pay: |
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(1) filing fees and fees for issuance and service of |
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process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections |
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51.317, 51.318(b)(2), and 51.319(2), Government Code; |
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(2) fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110; |
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(3) fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and |
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writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110; |
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(4) the fee for services provided by [that] sheriffs |
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and constables, including: |
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(A) a fee [are] authorized [to charge for serving
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process] under Section 118.131, Local Government Code, for serving |
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each item of process to each individual on whom service is required, |
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including service by certified or registered mail[, to be paid to a
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sheriff, constable, or clerk whenever service of process is
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required]; |
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(B) a fee authorized under Section 157.103(b) for |
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serving a capias; and |
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(C) a fee prescribed by a rule adopted by the |
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Title IV-D agency for documented unsuccessful efforts to serve a |
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capias; |
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(5) the fee for filing an administrative writ of |
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withholding under Section 158.503(d); and |
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(6) the fee for issuance of a subpoena as provided by |
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Section 51.318(b)(1), Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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suit affecting the parent-child relationship pending in a trial |
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court on or filed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |