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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees charged by certain entities administering |
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alternative dispute resolution systems for counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 152.006, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.006. FEE FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
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CENTERS. (a) An entity described by Section 152.002(b)(1) that |
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provides services for the resolution of disputes in a county that |
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borders the Gulf of Mexico with a population of 250,000 or more but |
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less than 300,000 may collect a reasonable fee in any amount set by |
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the commissioners court from a person who receives the services. |
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[This section may not be construed to affect the collection of a fee
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by any other entity described by Section 152.002(b)(1).] |
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(b) An entity described by Section 152.002(b)(1) that |
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provides services for the resolution of disputes in a county other |
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than a county described by Subsection (a) may collect from a person |
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who receives the services a reasonable fee in an amount set by the |
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commissioners court not to exceed $25, except that a judge |
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referring a case to the entity under Section 152.003 may, on motion |
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of a party, order that the fee be waived. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a case referred to a county alternative dispute resolution |
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system on or after the effective date of this Act. A case referred |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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applicable to the case immediately before that date, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |