Sec. 117.055. COUNTY EXPENSES PAID FROM FEES. (a) To compensate the county for the accounting and administrative expenses incurred in handling the registry funds that have not earned interest, including funds in a special or separate account, the clerk shall, at the time of withdrawal, deduct from the amount of the withdrawal a fee in an amount equal to five percent of the withdrawal but that may not exceed $50. Withdrawal of funds generated from a case arising under the Family Code is exempt from the fee deduction provided by this section.
(b) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 16(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 505, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 119, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.