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Government Code §51.319
In force on Nov 09, 2026 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2015 · same as today's text
OTHER FEES
The district clerk shall collect the following fees for services performed by the clerk:
(1) for performing services related to the matter of the estate of a deceased person or a minor transacted in the district court, the same fees allowed the county clerk for those services;
(2) for serving process by certified or registered mail, the same fee that sheriffs and constables are authorized to charge for the service under Section 118.131 , Local Government Code;
(3) for performing any other service prescribed or authorized by law for which no fee is set by law, a reasonable fee; and
(4) for performing services related to a matter filed in a statutory county court, the same fees allowed the district clerk for those services in the district court.
History: Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 654 (H.B. 2182 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Sep 21, 2018 to Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Sep 01, 2015 · seen Sep 2018–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- JM-0384: Whether certain fees may be charged by a district clerk You ask about the fees a district clerk may charge in couuection with a lawsuit fil'ed in district court. At the time a suit is filed in district court a fee of $75.00 is due and payable. Gov't Code 551.317(b)(l) (fomerly V.T.C.S. art. 3927, §I; amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, at 2038); Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, at 3932 (bill adopting Gor"t Code). A catchall provision authorizes district clerks to charge reasonable fees for the performance of duties for which the legislature has set no fee. Gov't Code §51.319(5) (formerly V
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