Sec. 101.1011. STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory probate court shall collect fees and costs under the Government Code as follows:
(1) appellate judicial system filing fees:
(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(B) Second Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2031, Government Code) . . . $5;
(C) Third Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
(D) Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E) Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-2) Seventh Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2091, Government Code) . . . $5;
(F) Ninth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G) Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
(G-1) Twelfth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
(H) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
(2) additional filing fees as follows:
(A) for certain cases to be used for court-related purposes for support of the judiciary (Sec. 51.704, Government Code) . . . $40;
(B) to fund the improvement of Dallas County civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(B-1) to fund the improvement of Bexar County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(C) to fund the improvement of Hays County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(D) to fund the construction, renovation, or improvement of Rockwall County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.709, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(E) to fund the construction, renovation, or improvement of Travis County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.710, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
(F) to fund the construction, renovation, or improvement of Hidalgo County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court, and to fund the payment of the principal of, interest on, and costs of issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, issued for the construction, renovation, or improvement of Hidalgo County court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.711, Government Code) . . . not more than $20; and
(G) to fund judicial and court personnel training (Sec. 51.971, Government Code) . . . $5;
(3) jury fee for civil case (Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . . $40;
(4) the expense of preserving the record as a court cost, if imposed on a party by the referring court or associate judge (Sec. 54A.211, Government Code) . . . actual cost;
(5) a fee not otherwise listed in this subchapter that is required to be collected under Section 25.0029, Government Code (Sec. 25.0029, Government Code) . . . as prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees; and
(6) statewide electronic filing system fund fee (Sec. 51.851, Government Code) . . . $30.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.105, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 11.107(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 11.105(a), eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 9.103(a), eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 245 (H.B. 410), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 9.109(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 8.108(a), eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 8.104(a), eff. September 1, 2019.
