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INTRODUCED
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HOUSE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
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SECTION 1. Section 22.2031,
Government Code, is amended.
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SECTION 1. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 2. (a) Section
101.0611, Government Code, is amended to
conform to Chapter 3 (H.B. 79), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, 1st Called
Session, 2011, and is further amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.0611. DISTRICT
COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a district court
shall collect fees and costs under the Government Code as follows:
(1) appellate judicial
system filing fees for:
(A) First or Fourteenth
Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more
than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . [not more than] $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2091, Government
Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) when administering a
case for the Rockwall County Court at Law (Sec. 25.2012, Government Code) .
. . civil fees and court costs as if the case had been filed in district
court;
(3) additional filing fees:
(A) for each suit filed for
insurance contingency fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court
(Sec. 51.302, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(B) to fund the improvement
of Dallas County civil court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(B-1) to fund the
improvement of Bexar County court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(C) to fund the improvement
of Hays County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (Sec. 51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
(D) to fund the preservation
of court records (Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10;
(4) for filing a suit,
including an appeal from an inferior court:
(A) for a suit with 10 or
fewer plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $50;
(B) for a suit with at least
11 but not more than 25 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$75;
(C) for a suit with at least
26 but not more than 100 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$100;
(D) for a suit with at least
101 but not more than 500 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$125;
(E) for a suit with at least
501 but not more than 1,000 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$150; or
(F) for a suit with more
than 1,000 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $200;
(5) for filing a
cross-action, counterclaim, intervention, contempt action, motion for new
trial, or third-party petition (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $15;
(6) for issuing a citation
or other writ or process not otherwise provided for, including one copy,
when requested at the time a suit or action is filed (Sec. 51.317,
Government Code) . . . $8;
(7) for records management
and preservation (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $10;
(7-a) for district court
records archiving, if adopted by the county commissioners court (Sec.
51.317(b)(5), Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(8) for issuing a subpoena,
including one copy (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
(9) for issuing a citation,
commission for deposition, writ of execution, order of sale, writ of
execution and order of sale, writ of injunction, writ of garnishment, writ
of attachment, or writ of sequestration not provided for in Section 51.317,
or any other writ or process not otherwise provided for, including one copy
if required by law (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
(10) for searching files or
records to locate a cause when the docket number is not provided (Sec.
51.318, Government Code) . . . $5;
(11) for searching files or
records to ascertain the existence of an instrument or record in the
district clerk's office (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $5;
(12) for abstracting a
judgment (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
(13) for approving a bond
(Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $4;
(14) for a certified copy of
a record, judgment, order, pleading, or paper on file or of record in the
district clerk's office, including certificate and seal, for each page or
part of a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1;
(15) for a noncertified
copy, for each page or part of a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . .
not to exceed $1;
(16) fee for performing a
service:
(A) related to the matter of
the estate of a deceased person (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the
same fee allowed the county clerk for those services;
(B) related to the matter of
a minor (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee allowed the
county clerk for the service;
(C) of serving process by
certified or registered mail (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same
fee a sheriff or constable is authorized to charge for the service under
Section 118.131, Local Government Code; and
(D) prescribed or authorized
by law but for which no fee is set (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . a
reasonable fee;
(17) jury fee (Sec. 51.604,
Government Code) . . . $30;
(18) additional filing fee
for family protection on filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage under
Chapter 6, Family Code (Sec. 51.961, Government Code) . . . not to exceed
$15; and
(19) at a hearing held by an
associate judge appointed under Subchapter
B, Chapter 54A, Government Code [in
Dallas County], a court cost to preserve the record, in the
absence of a court reporter, by any [other] means approved by the associate judge (Sec. 54A.110 [54.509],
Government Code) . . . as assessed by the referring court or associate
judge[; and
[(20)
at a hearing held by an associate judge in Duval County, a court cost to
preserve the record (Sec. 54.1151, Government Code) . . . as imposed by the
referring court or associate judge].
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SECTION 2. Section 101.0611,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.0611. DISTRICT
COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a district court shall
collect fees and costs under the Government Code as follows:
(1) appellate judicial
system filing fees for:
(A) First or Fourteenth
Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more
than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . [not more than] $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) when administering a
case for the Rockwall County Court at Law (Sec. 25.2012, Government Code) .
. . civil fees and court costs as if the case had been filed in district
court;
(3) additional filing fees:
(A) for each suit filed for insurance
contingency fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
51.302, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
(B) to fund the improvement
of Dallas County civil court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(B-1) to fund the
improvement of Bexar County court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(C) to fund the improvement
of Hays County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (Sec. 51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
(D) to fund the preservation
of court records (Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10;
(4) for filing a suit,
including an appeal from an inferior court:
(A) for a suit with 10 or
fewer plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $50;
(B) for a suit with at least
11 but not more than 25 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$75;
(C) for a suit with at least
26 but not more than 100 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$100;
(D) for a suit with at least
101 but not more than 500 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$125;
(E) for a suit with at least
501 but not more than 1,000 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
$150; or
(F) for a suit with more
than 1,000 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $200;
(5) for filing a
cross-action, counterclaim, intervention, contempt action, motion for new
trial, or third-party petition (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $15;
(6) for issuing a citation
or other writ or process not otherwise provided for, including one copy,
when requested at the time a suit or action is filed (Sec. 51.317,
Government Code) . . . $8;
(7) for records management
and preservation (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $10;
(7-a) for district court
records archiving, if adopted by the county commissioners court (Sec.
51.317(b)(5), Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(8) for issuing a subpoena,
including one copy (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
(9) for issuing a citation,
commission for deposition, writ of execution, order of sale, writ of
execution and order of sale, writ of injunction, writ of garnishment, writ
of attachment, or writ of sequestration not provided for in Section 51.317,
or any other writ or process not otherwise provided for, including one copy
if required by law (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
(10) for searching files or
records to locate a cause when the docket number is not provided (Sec.
51.318, Government Code) . . . $5;
(11) for searching files or
records to ascertain the existence of an instrument or record in the
district clerk's office (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $5;
(12) for abstracting a
judgment (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
(13) for approving a bond
(Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $4;
(14) for a certified copy of
a record, judgment, order, pleading, or paper on file or of record in the
district clerk's office, including certificate and seal, for each page or
part of a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1;
(15) for a noncertified
copy, for each page or part of a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . .
not to exceed $1;
(16) fee for performing a
service:
(A) related to the matter of
the estate of a deceased person (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the
same fee allowed the county clerk for those services;
(B) related to the matter of
a minor (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee allowed the
county clerk for the service;
(C) of serving process by
certified or registered mail (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same
fee a sheriff or constable is authorized to charge for the service under
Section 118.131, Local Government Code; and
(D) prescribed or authorized
by law but for which no fee is set (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . a
reasonable fee;
(17) jury fee (Sec. 51.604,
Government Code) . . . $30;
(18) additional filing fee
for family protection on filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage under
Chapter 6, Family Code (Sec. 51.961, Government Code) . . . not to exceed
$15;
(19) at a hearing held by an
associate judge in Dallas County, a
court cost to preserve the record, in the absence of a court reporter, by other means (Sec. 54.509, Government Code) . . . as assessed by the referring
court or associate judge; and
(20)
at a hearing held by an associate judge in Duval County, a court cost to
preserve the record (Sec. 54.1151, Government Code) . . . as imposed by the
referring court or associate judge.
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SECTION 2. (b) Section
101.06119, Government Code, is repealed.
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 3. (a) Section
101.0811, Government Code, is amended to
conform to Chapter 3 (H.B. 79), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, 1st Called
Session, 2011, and is further amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.0811. STATUTORY
COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory
county court shall collect fees and costs under the Government Code as
follows:
(1) appellate judicial
system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth
Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more
than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . [not more than] $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2091, Government
Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) an official court
reporter fee, County Court at Law No. 2 of Bexar County (Sec. 25.0172,
Government Code) . . . $3;
(3) in Brazoria County, in
matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, fees (Sec.
25.0222, Government Code) . . . as prescribed by law for district judges
according to the nature of the matter;
(4) a court reporter fee
when testimony is taken in a county court at law in McLennan County (Sec.
25.1572, Government Code) . . . $3;
(5) a stenographer fee, if a
record or part of a record is made:
(A) in a county court at law
in Hidalgo County (Sec. 25.1102, Government Code) . . . $20; and
(B) in a county court at law
in Nolan County (Sec. 25.1792, Government Code) . . . $25;
(6) jury fee (Sec. 51.604,
Government Code) . . . $22;
(7) an additional filing
fee:
(A) for each civil case
filed to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the
judiciary (Sec. 51.702, Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) to fund the improvement
of Dallas County civil court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(B-1) to fund the
improvement of Bexar County court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(C) to fund the improvement
of Hays County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (Sec. 51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
(D) to fund the preservation
of court records (Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10;
(8) the official court
reporter's fee taxed as costs in civil actions in a statutory county court:
(A) in Bexar County Courts
at Law Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Sec. 25.0172,
Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in
district court;
(B) in Galveston County
(Sec. 25.0862, Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee
is taxed in civil cases in the district courts; and
(C) in Parker County (Sec.
25.1862, Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is
taxed in civil cases in the district courts;
(9) a stenographer's fee as
costs in each civil, criminal, and probate case in which a record is made
by the official court reporter in a statutory county court in Nolan County
(Sec. 25.1792, Government Code) . . . $25;
(10) in Nueces County, in
matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, with certain
exceptions, fees (Sec. 25.1802, Government Code) . . . equal to those in
district court cases; [and]
(11) a fee not otherwise
listed in this subchapter that is required to be collected under Section
25.0008, Government Code, in a county other than Brazos, Cameron, Ellis,
Guadalupe, Harris, Henderson, Liberty, Moore, Nolan, Panola, Parker, Starr,
Victoria, and Williamson . . . as prescribed by law relating to county
judges' fees; and
(12) at a hearing held by an associate judge appointed under
Subchapter B, Chapter 54A, Government Code, a court cost to preserve the
record, in the absence of a court reporter, by any means approved by the
associate judge (Sec. 54A.110, Government Code) . . . as assessed by the
referring court or associate judge.
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SECTION 3. Section 101.0811,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.0811. STATUTORY
COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory
county court shall collect fees and costs under the Government Code as
follows:
(1) appellate judicial
system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth
Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more
than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . [not more than] $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) an official court
reporter fee, County Court at Law No. 2 of Bexar County (Sec. 25.0172,
Government Code) . . . $3;
(3) in Brazoria County, in
matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, fees (Sec.
25.0222, Government Code) . . . as prescribed by law for district judges
according to the nature of the matter;
(4) a court reporter fee
when testimony is taken in a county court at law in McLennan County (Sec.
25.1572, Government Code) . . . $3;
(5) a stenographer fee, if a
record or part of a record is made:
(A) in a county court at law
in Hidalgo County (Sec. 25.1102, Government Code) . . . $20; and
(B) in a county court at law
in Nolan County (Sec. 25.1792, Government Code) . . . $25;
(6) jury fee (Sec. 51.604,
Government Code) . . . $22;
(7) an additional filing
fee:
(A) for each civil case
filed to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the
judiciary (Sec. 51.702, Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) to fund the improvement
of Dallas County civil court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(B-1) to fund the
improvement of Bexar County court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(C) to fund the improvement
of Hays County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (Sec. 51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
(D) to fund the preservation
of court records (Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10;
(8) the official court
reporter's fee taxed as costs in civil actions in a statutory county court:
(A) in Bexar County Courts
at Law Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Sec. 25.0172,
Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in
district court;
(B) in Galveston County
(Sec. 25.0862, Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee
is taxed in civil cases in the district courts; and
(C) in Parker County (Sec.
25.1862, Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is
taxed in civil cases in the district courts;
(9) a stenographer's fee as
costs in each civil, criminal, and probate case in which a record is made
by the official court reporter in a statutory county court in Nolan County
(Sec. 25.1792, Government Code) . . . $25;
(10) in Nueces County, in
matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, with certain
exceptions, fees (Sec. 25.1802, Government Code) . . . equal to those in
district court cases; and
(11) a fee not otherwise
listed in this subchapter that is required to be collected under Section
25.0008, Government Code, in a county other than Brazos, Cameron, Ellis,
Guadalupe, Harris, Henderson, Liberty, Moore, Nolan, Panola, Parker, Starr,
Victoria, and Williamson . . . as prescribed by law relating to county
judges' fees.
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SECTION 3. (b) Section
101.08116, Government Code, is repealed.
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 4. (a) Section
101.1011, Government Code, is amended to
conform to Chapter 3 (H.B. 79), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, 1st Called
Session, 2011, and is further amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.1011. STATUTORY
PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory
probate court shall collect fees and costs under the Government Code as
follows:
(1) appellate judicial
system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth
Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more
than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . [not more than] $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2091, Government
Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) additional filing fees
as follows:
(A) for certain cases to be
used for court-related purposes for support of the judiciary (Sec. 51.704,
Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) to fund the improvement
of Dallas County civil court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(B-1) to fund the
improvement of Bexar County court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
and
(C) to fund the improvement
of Hays County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (Sec. 51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(3) jury fee for civil case
(Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . . $22;
(4) the expense of
preserving the record as a court cost, if imposed on a party by the
referring court or associate judge (Sec. 54A.211 [54.612], Government Code) . . .
actual cost; and
(5) a fee not otherwise
listed in this subchapter that is required to be collected under Section
25.0029, Government Code (Sec. 25.0029, Government Code) . . . as
prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees.
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SECTION 4. Section 101.1011,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.1011. STATUTORY
PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory
probate court shall collect fees and costs under the Government Code as
follows:
(1) appellate judicial
system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth
Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more
than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . [not more than] $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) additional filing fees
as follows:
(A) for certain cases to be
used for court-related purposes for support of the judiciary (Sec. 51.704,
Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) to fund the improvement
of Dallas County civil court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(B-1) to fund the
improvement of Bexar County court facilities, if authorized by the county
commissioners court (Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
and
(C) to fund the improvement
of Hays County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
court (Sec. 51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(3) jury fee for civil case
(Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . . $22;
(4) the expense of
preserving the record as a court cost, if imposed on a party by the
referring court or associate judge (Sec. 54.612,
Government Code) . . . actual cost; and
(5) a fee not otherwise
listed in this subchapter that is required to be collected under Section
25.0029, Government Code (Sec. 25.0029, Government Code) . . . as
prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees.
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SECTION 4. (b) Section
101.10115, Government Code, is repealed.
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equivalent provision.
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SECTION 5. (a) Section
101.1212, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.1212. COUNTY COURT
FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a county court shall
collect the following fees and costs under the Government Code:
(1) appellate judicial
system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth
Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more
than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . [not more than] $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2091, Government
Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) a jury fee (Sec. 51.604,
Government Code) . . . $22;
(3) a filing fee in each
civil case filed to be used for court-related purposes for the support of
the judiciary (Sec. 51.703, Government Code) . . . $40; and
(4) a filing fee to fund the
preservation of court records (Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more
than $10.
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SECTION 5. Section 101.1212,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.1212. COUNTY COURT
FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a county court shall collect
the following fees and costs under the Government Code:
(1) appellate judicial
system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth
Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more
than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . [not more than] $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals
District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of
Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) a jury fee (Sec. 51.604,
Government Code) . . . $22;
(3) a filing fee in each
civil case filed to be used for court-related purposes for the support of
the judiciary (Sec. 51.703, Government Code) . . . $40; and
(4) a filing fee to fund the
preservation of court records (Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more
than $10.
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SECTION 5 (b). Section
101.12125, Government Code, is repealed.
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equivalent provision.
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SECTION 6. (a) Section
51.607, Government Code, does not apply to the imposition or change in the
amount of a fee assessed under:
(1) Section 22.2031,
Government Code, as amended by this Act;
(2) Section 101.0611,
Government Code, as amended by this Act;
(3) Section 101.0811,
Government Code, as amended by this Act;
(4) Section 101.1011,
Government Code, as amended by this Act; or
(5) Section 101.1212,
Government Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 6. (b) The
imposition or change in the amount of a fee imposed under a provision
listed in Subsection (a) of this section applies only to a civil suit filed
in a county court, statutory county court, statutory probate court, or
district court on or after the effective date of this Act. A civil suit
filed in a county court, statutory county court, statutory probate court,
or district court before that date is governed by the law in effect on the
date the suit was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
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SECTION 6. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 7. To the extent of
any conflict, this Act prevails over another Act of the 83rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2013, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and
corrections in enacted codes.
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 8. This Act takes
effect September 1, 2013.
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SECTION 7. Same as introduced
version.
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