Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 118.124 · Subchapter E. FEES OF JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
PROHIBITED FEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A justice of the peace is not entitled to a fee for:
(1) the examination of a paper or record in the justice's office;
(2) filing any process or document the justice issues that is returned to court;
(3) a motion or judgment on a motion for security for costs;
(4) taking or approving a bond for costs; or
(5) the first copy of a document in a criminal case issued to:
(A) a criminal defendant in the case;
(B) an attorney representing a criminal defendant in the case; or
(C) a prosecuting attorney.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 409), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.118.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 3c8de71ff48f899c79edc02676cdfd067fe55535a8ce7feb978dd161a258a5ef
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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