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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fees collected by justices of the peace on the |
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filing of certain civil actions to fund a law library. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 101.151(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A justice of the peace shall collect the following fees |
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under the Local Government Code: |
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(1) services rendered before judgment (Secs. 118.121 |
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and 118.122, Local Government Code): |
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(A) justice court (Sec. 118.121, Local |
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Government Code) . . . $25; and |
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(B) small claims court (Sec. 118.121, Local |
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Government Code) . . . $25; [and] |
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(2) services rendered after judgment (Secs. 118.121 |
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and 118.123, Local Government Code): |
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(A) transcript (Sec. 118.121, Local Government |
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Code) . . . $10; |
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(B) abstract of judgment (Sec. 118.121, Local |
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Government Code) . . . $5; |
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(C) execution, order of sale, writ of |
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restitution, or other writ or process (Sec. 118.121, Local |
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Government Code) . . . $5 per page; |
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(D) certified copy of court papers (Secs. 118.121 |
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and 118.1235, Local Government Code) . . . $2 for first page; $0.25 |
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for each additional page; and |
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(E) issuing other document (no return required) |
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(Sec. 118.121, Local Government Code) . . . $1 for first page; |
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$0.25 for each additional page; and |
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(3) court cost in civil cases in which the amount in |
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controversy exceeds $4,999 but does not exceed $10,000, other than |
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suits for delinquent taxes, to fund the county law library fund, if |
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authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 323.023, Local |
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Government Code) . . . not to exceed $35. |
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SECTION 2. Section 323.023(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A sum set by the commissioners court not to exceed $35 |
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shall be taxed, collected, and paid as other costs in each civil |
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case filed in a county or district court and in each civil case |
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filed in a justice court in which the amount in controversy exceeds |
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$4,999 but does not exceed $10,000 [, except suits for delinquent
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taxes.
The county is not liable for the costs]. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a civil action filed in a justice court on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A civil action filed before that date is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the action was filed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |