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Local Government Code §118.0216
In force on Nov 06, 2013 · this text took effect Jun 17, 2011 · same as today's text
RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION
(a) The fee for "Records Management and Preservation" under Section 118.011 is for the records management and preservation services performed by the county clerk after the filing and recording of a document in the records of the office of the clerk.
(b) The fee must be paid at the time of the filing of the document.
(c) The fee shall be deposited in a separate records management and preservation account in the general fund of the county.
(d) The fee may be used only to provide funds for specific records management and preservation, including for automation purposes.
(e) All expenditures from the records management and preservation account shall comply with Subchapter C , Chapter 262 .
History: Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 587, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (S.B. 1574 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2716 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Jun 17, 2011 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- GA-1055 (Nov 06, 2013): The scope of subsection 51.607(a) of the Government Code concerning the Comptroller of Public Accounts' identification of new or changed court costs and fees
- GA-0638 (Jan 02, 2008): Whether, withoutthe approval ofthe commissioners court, a county clerk may supplement her deputies' salaries with money from the clerk's records management and preservation fund
- GA-0118 (May 19, 2003): Whether records management and preservation fees collected under section 118.011 (b)(2), Local Government Code, may be used to pay salaries in the county clerk’s office
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