Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 14A.052 · Subchapter B. DISMISSAL OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CLAIM
AFFIDAVIT RELATING TO PREVIOUS FILINGS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A civilly committed individual who files an affidavit or unsworn declaration of inability to pay costs shall file a separate affidavit or declaration:
(1) identifying the court that ordered the individual's civil commitment under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code;
(2) indicating whether any cause of action or allegation contained in the petition has previously been filed in any other court, and if so, stating the cause of action or allegation previously filed and complying with Subdivision (6) and Subsection (b);
(3) identifying each action, other than an action under the Family Code, previously brought by the individual in which the individual was not represented by an attorney, without regard to whether the individual was civilly committed at the time the action was brought;
(4) certifying that all grievance processes applicable to the matter that is the basis of the claim, if any, have been exhausted;
(5) certifying that no court has found the individual to be a vexatious litigant under Chapter 11; and
(6) describing each action that was previously brought by:
(A) stating the operative facts for which relief was sought;
(B) listing the case name, the cause number, and the court in which the action was brought;
(C) identifying each party named in the action; and
(D) stating the result of the action, including whether the action or a claim that was a basis for the action was dismissed as frivolous or malicious under Section 13.001, 14.003, or 14A.051 or otherwise.
(b) If the affidavit or unsworn declaration filed under this section states that a previous action or claim was dismissed as frivolous or malicious, the affidavit or unsworn declaration must state the date of the final order affirming the dismissal.
(c) The affidavit or unsworn declaration must be accompanied by the certified copy of the trust account statement required by Section 14A.054(f).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1180), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2023.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ch. 11VEXATIOUS LITIGANTSPrinted as Chapter 11
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 13.001DISMISSAL OF ACTION.Printed as Section 13.001, 14.003, or 14A.051
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 14.003DISMISSAL OF CLAIM.Printed as Section 13.001, 14.003, or 14A.051
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 14A.051DISMISSAL OF FALSE, FRIVOLOUS, OR MALICIOUS CLAIM.Printed as Section 13.001, 14.003, or 14A.051
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 14A.054COURT FEES, COURT COSTS, OTHER COSTS.Printed as Section 14A.054(f)
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