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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the |
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Twelfth Court of Appeals District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 22, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.2131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.2131. APPELLATE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. (a) The |
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commissioners court of each county in the Twelfth Court of Appeals |
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District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an |
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appellate judicial system to assist the court of appeals for the |
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county in the processing of appeals filed with the court of appeals |
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from the county courts, statutory county courts, probate courts, |
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and district courts. |
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(b) To fund the system, the commissioners court shall set a |
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court costs fee of $5 for each civil suit filed in county court, |
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statutory county court, probate court, or district court in the |
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county. |
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(c) The court costs fee does not apply to a suit filed by any |
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governmental entity or to a suit for delinquent taxes. |
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(d) The court costs fee shall be taxed, collected, and paid |
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as other court costs in a suit. The clerk of the court shall collect |
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the court costs fee set under this section and pay it to the county |
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officer who performs the county treasurer's functions. That |
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officer shall deposit the fee in a separate appellate judicial |
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system fund. The commissioners court shall administer the fund to |
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establish and maintain a fund system to assist the Twelfth Court of |
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Appeals District and any other court of appeals district that has an |
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appellate judicial system in the county. The fund may not be used |
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for any other purpose. |
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(e) The commissioners court shall monthly order the funds |
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collected under this section to be forwarded in equal amounts to |
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each clerk of a court of appeals that has an appellate judicial |
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system in the county for expenditures by the court of appeals for |
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its judicial system. |
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(f) The commissioners court shall vest management of the |
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system in the chief justice of the court of appeals. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.06114 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.06114. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT |
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CODE. The clerk of a district court in the Twelfth Court of Appeals |
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District shall collect an appellate judicial system filing fee of |
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$5 under Section 22.2131, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.08113 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.08113. ADDITIONAL STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES: |
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GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory county court in the |
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Twelfth Court of Appeals District shall collect an appellate |
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judicial system filing fee of $5 under Section 22.2131, Government |
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Code. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter F, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.10113 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.10113. ADDITIONAL STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES: |
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GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory probate court in the |
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Twelfth Court of Appeals District shall collect an appellate |
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judicial system filing fee of $5 under Section 22.2131, Government |
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Code. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter G, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.12122 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.12122. ADDITIONAL COUNTY COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT |
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CODE. The clerk of a county court in a county in the Twelfth Court |
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of Appeals District shall collect an appellate judicial system |
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filing fee of $5 under Section 22.2131, Government Code. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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