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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the imposition of an additional courthouse |
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security fee in Robertson County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 291, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 291.0091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 291.0091. ROBERTSON COUNTY SECURITY FEE. (a) In |
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addition to any other fee authorized or required by other law, |
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including a fee for security under Section 291.008, the Robertson |
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County Commissioners Court may set a fee not to exceed $20 to be |
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collected at the time of filing in each civil case filed in a |
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district court, a county court at law, or the county court in |
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Robertson County. The fee shall be taxed as other costs. The |
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county is not liable for the costs. |
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(b) In any civil case brought by the state or a political |
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subdivision of the state in which the state or political |
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subdivision is the prevailing party, the amount of a fee imposed |
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under Subsection (a) shall be taxed and collected as a cost of court |
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against each nonprevailing party. |
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(c) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the |
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costs under this section. |
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(d) A court clerk who collects costs under this section |
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shall remit the collected amounts to the county treasurer, or to any |
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other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the |
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county treasurer, for deposit in a special fund to be used by the |
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commissioners court only for courthouse security. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.06151 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.06151. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT FEE FOR SECURITY: |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a district court in Robertson |
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County shall collect an additional filing fee of not more than $20 |
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under Section 291.0091, Local Government Code, in civil cases to |
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fund courthouse security, if authorized by the county commissioners |
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court. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.08141 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.08141. ADDITIONAL STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEE FOR |
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SECURITY: LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory county |
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court in Robertson County shall collect an additional filing fee of |
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not more than $20 under Section 291.0091, Local Government Code, in |
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civil cases to fund courthouse security, if authorized by the |
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county commissioners court. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter F, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.10131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.10131. ADDITIONAL STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEE FOR |
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SECURITY: LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory probate |
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court in Robertson County shall collect an additional filing fee of |
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not more than $20 under Section 291.0091, Local Government Code, in |
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civil cases to fund courthouse security, if authorized by the |
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county commissioners court. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter G, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.12141 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.12141. ADDITIONAL COUNTY COURT FEE FOR SECURITY: |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of the county court in Robertson |
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County shall collect an additional filing fee of not more than $20 |
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under Section 291.0091, Local Government Code, in civil cases to |
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fund courthouse security, if authorized by the county commissioners |
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court. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |