Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 4. FINANCES |
Subtitle B. COUNTY FINANCES |
Chapter 118. FEES CHARGED BY COUNTY OFFICERS |
Subchapter B. FEES OF COUNTY CLERK OTHER THAN COURT FEES |
Sec. 118.011. FEE SCHEDULE
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(a) A county clerk shall collect the following fees for services rendered to any person:
(1) Personal Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.012):
for the first page$ 5.00for each additional page or part of a page on which there are visible marks of any kind$ 4.00(2) Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013):
for the first page$ 5.00for each additional page or part of a page on which there are visible marks of any kind$ 4.00for all or part of each 8-1/2" X 14" attachment or rider$ 4.00for each name in excess of five names that has to be indexed in all records in which the document must be indexed$ 0.25(3) Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014):
for the clerk's certificate$ 5.00plus a fee for each page or part of a page$ 1.00(4) Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145):
for each page or part of a page$ 1.00(5) Birth or Death Certificate (Sec. 118.015)same as state registrar(6) Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016)$ 3.00(7) Marriage License (Sec. 118.018)$60.00(8) Declaration of Informal Marriage (Sec. 118.019)$25.00(9) Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020)$ 5.00(10) Oath Administration (Sec. 118.021)$ 1.00(b) The county clerk may set and collect the following fee from any person:
(1) Returned Check (Sec. 118.0215)not less than $15 or more than $30(2) Records Management and Preservation Fee (Sec. 118.0216)not more than $5(3) Mental Health Background Check for License to Carry a Concealed Weapon (Sec. 118.0217)not more than $2(c) The clerk shall charge reasonable fees for performing other duties prescribed or authorized by statute for which a fee is not prescribed by this subchapter.
(d) The county clerk may not charge the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service a fee for a copy of any document on file or of record in the clerk's office relating to an individual's criminal history, regardless of whether the document is certified.
(e) A county clerk who provides a copy in a format other than paper of a record maintained by the clerk shall provide the copy and charge a fee in accordance with Sections 552.231 and 552.262, Government Code.
(f) The county clerk of a county shall, if the commissioners court of the county adopts the fee as part of the county's annual budget, collect the following fee from any person:
Records Archive Fee (Sec. 118.025)not more than $5(g) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 804, Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005.