Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 118.015 · Subchapter B. FEES OF COUNTY CLERK OTHER THAN COURT FEES
BIRTH OR DEATH CERTIFICATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The fee for "Birth or Death Certificate" under Section 118.011 is for issuing a certified copy of a birth certificate or death certificate and is the same as the fee charged under Subchapter C, Chapter 191, Health and Safety Code, by the state registrar of vital statistics and the local registrar of births and deaths.
(b) A county clerk who collects a fee under this section for a certified copy of a birth certificate shall deposit the fee into the county treasury. The state's portion of the fee shall be sent to the comptroller as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(68), eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 74(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 263 (H.B. 2962), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2005.
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