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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees for process server certification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 51, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.008. FEES FOR PROCESS SERVER CERTIFICATION. (a) |
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The process server review board established by supreme court order |
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may recommend to the supreme court the fees to be charged for |
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process server certification and renewal of certification. The |
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supreme court must approve the fees recommended by the process |
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server review board before the fees may be collected. |
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(b) If a certification is issued or renewed for a term that |
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is less than the certification period provided by supreme court |
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rule, the fee for the certification shall be prorated so that the |
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process server pays only that portion of the fee that is allocable |
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to the period during which the certification is valid. On renewal |
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of the certification on the new expiration date, the process server |
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must pay the entire certification renewal fee. |
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(c) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial |
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System may collect the fees recommended by the process server |
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review board and approved by the supreme court. Fees collected |
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under this section shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit to |
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the credit of the general revenue fund. |
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(d) Fees collected under this section may be appropriated to |
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the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System for |
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the support of regulatory programs for process servers and |
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guardians. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The fees recommended and approved under |
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Section 51.008, Government Code, as added by this Act, apply to: |
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(1) each person who holds a process server |
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certification on the effective date of this Act; and |
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(2) each person who applies for process server |
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certification on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial |
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System shall prorate the process server certification fee so that a |
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person who holds a process server certification on the effective |
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date of this Act pays only that portion of the fee that is allocable |
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to the period during which the certification is valid. On renewal |
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of the certification on the new expiration date, the entire |
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certification renewal fee is payable. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |