Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 135.103 · Subchapter C. LOCAL CIVIL FEES

LOCAL CONSOLIDATED CIVIL FEE FOR JUSTICE COURT.

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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

(a) In addition to all other fees and court costs, a person shall pay a local consolidated filing fee of $33 on filing of any civil case in a justice court and on any action other than an original action for a civil case, including an appeal and any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, contempt action, interpleader, motion for new trial, motion to reinstate, or third-party action.

(b) The county treasurer shall allocate the fees received under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the fees for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund may not receive less than the following percentages:

(1) the justice court support fund 75.7576 percent;

(2) the county dispute resolution fund 15.1515 percent; and

(3) the language access fund 9.0909 percent.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2022.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (S.B. 1612), Sec. 25, eff. January 1, 2024.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.135.htm
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