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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 GOVERNMENT CODE
 Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH
 Subtitle D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS
 Chapter 51. CLERKS  
 Subchapter H. ADDITIONAL FILING FEE FOR JUDICIAL FUND  

Sec. 51.702. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS    

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  • (a) The clerk of a statutory county court shall collect a $40 filing fee in each civil case filed in the court to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary.

    (b) In addition to other court costs, a person shall pay $15 as a court cost on conviction of any criminal offense in a statutory county court, including cases in which probation or deferred adjudication is granted. A conviction that arises under Chapter 521, Transportation Code, or a conviction under Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code, is included, except that a conviction arising under any law that regulates pedestrians or the parking of motor vehicles is not included.

    (c) Court costs and fees due under this section shall be collected in the same manner as other fees, fines, or costs are collected in the case.

    (d) The clerk shall deposit the fees and costs collected under this section to be sent to the comptroller as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133, Local Government Code. The comptroller shall deposit the fees in the judicial fund.

    (e) Section 51.320 applies to a fee or cost collected under this section.

    (f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.

    (g) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.

    (h) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.

    (i) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.

    (j) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.

    (k) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.

    (l) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.

    (m) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 67, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 461, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.186, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1119, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1467, Sec. 1.10, eff. June 19, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1572, Sec. 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 70(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 616, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301 , Sec. 6, eff. October 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301 , Sec. 7, eff. October 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301 , Sec. 13(5), eff. October 1, 2007.