Sec. 118.053. FILING OF ORIGINAL ACTION. (a) The fee for "Filing of Original Action" under Section 118.052(1) is for all clerical duties in connection with an original action filed in a county civil court.
(b) The fee is charged of the plaintiff or appellant and is due at the time the cause is filed. Only one fee is due in each action.
(c) The fee does not apply to actions for which another fee is prescribed by Section 118.052(2) or 118.052(3).
(d) "Original action" includes an appeal from a justice of the peace or a corporation court and a transfer of an action from another jurisdiction.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.