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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 118.001. Definition - Sec. 118.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "document" includes any instrument,...
Section 118.002. Bill for Fees - Sec. 118.002. BILL FOR FEES. A fee under this chapter...
Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees
Section 118.011. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.011. FEE SCHEDULE. (a) A county clerk shall collect...
Section 118.012. Personal Property Records Filing - Sec. 118.012. PERSONAL PROPERTY RECORDS FILING. (a) The fee for...
Section 118.013. Real Property Records Filing - Sec. 118.013. REAL PROPERTY RECORDS FILING. (a) The fee for...
Section 118.0131. Optional Recording Fees for Court Facilities: Hidalgo County and Cameron County - Sec. 118.0131. OPTIONAL RECORDING FEES FOR COURT FACILITIES: HIDALGO COUNTY...
Section 118.0135. Waiver of Real Property Filing Fees - Sec. 118.0135. WAIVER OF REAL PROPERTY FILING FEES. (a) The...
Section 118.014. Certified Papers - Sec. 118.014. CERTIFIED PAPERS. (a) The fees for "Certified Papers"...
Section 118.0145. Noncertified Papers - Sec. 118.0145. NONCERTIFIED PAPERS. (a) The fee for "Noncertified Papers"...
Section 118.015. Birth or Death Certificate - Sec. 118.015. BIRTH OR DEATH CERTIFICATE. (a) The fee for...
Section 118.016. Bond Approval - Sec. 118.016. BOND APPROVAL. The fee for "Bond Approval" under...
Section 118.018. Marriage License - Sec. 118.018. MARRIAGE LICENSE. (a) The fee for "Marriage License"...
Section 118.019. Declaration of Informal Marriage - Sec. 118.019. DECLARATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE. The fee for "Declaration...
Section 118.020. Brand Registration - Sec. 118.020. BRAND REGISTRATION. The fee for "Brand Registration" under...
Section 118.021. Oath Administration - Sec. 118.021. OATH ADMINISTRATION. (a) The fee for "Oath Administration"...
Section 118.0215. Returned Check - Sec. 118.0215. RETURNED CHECK. The fee for "Returned Check" under...
Section 118.0216. Records Management and Preservation - Sec. 118.0216. RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION. (a) The fee for...
Section 118.0217. Mental Health Background Check - Sec. 118.0217. MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUND CHECK. (a) The fee for...
Section 118.022. Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees - Sec. 118.022. DISPOSITION OF MARRIAGE LICENSE AND DECLARATION FEES. (a)...
Section 118.023. Fees for Ex Officio Services - Sec. 118.023. FEES FOR EX OFFICIO SERVICES. (a) If the...
Section 118.024. Free Access to Records - Sec. 118.024. FREE ACCESS TO RECORDS. (a) This subchapter does...
Section 118.025. County Clerk's Records Archive - Sec. 118.025. COUNTY CLERK'S RECORDS ARCHIVE. (a) In this section:...
Section 118.026. Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties - Sec. 118.026. FEE FOR COUNTY RECORDS TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN...
Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court
Section 118.051. Clerical Duties - Sec. 118.051. CLERICAL DUTIES. The fees listed in this subchapter...
Section 118.052. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.052. FEE SCHEDULE. Each clerk of a county court...
Section 118.0525. Increased Fee for Noncompliance With Document Specifications - Sec. 118.0525. INCREASED FEE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. If...
Section 118.0526. Copies of Court Records Preserved Only on Microfilm or by Electronic Method - Sec. 118.0526. COPIES OF COURT RECORDS PRESERVED ONLY ON MICROFILM...
Section 118.0545. Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action - Sec. 118.0545. SERVICES RENDERED AFTER JUDGMENT IN ORIGINAL ACTION. (a)...
Section 118.056. Services in Pending Probate Action - Text of section as amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,...
Section 118.058. Claim Against Estate - Sec. 118.058. CLAIM AGAINST ESTATE. (a) The fee for "Claim...
Section 118.059. Issuing Document - Sec. 118.059. ISSUING DOCUMENT. (a) The fee for "Issuing Document"...
Section 118.060. Certified Papers, No Return Required - Sec. 118.060. CERTIFIED PAPERS, NO RETURN REQUIRED. (a) The fees...
Section 118.0605. Noncertified Papers - Sec. 118.0605. NONCERTIFIED PAPERS. (a) The fee for "Noncertified Papers"...
Section 118.061. Letters and Abstracts - Sec. 118.061. LETTERS AND ABSTRACTS. The fee for "Letters Testamentary,...
Section 118.062. Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills - Sec. 118.062. DEPOSIT AND SAFEKEEPING OF WILLS. The fee for...
Section 118.063. Mail Service of Process - Sec. 118.063. MAIL SERVICE OF PROCESS. The fee for "Mail...
Section 118.065. Free Access to Records - Sec. 118.065. FREE ACCESS TO RECORDS. (a) This subchapter does...
Section 118.066. Prohibited Fees - Sec. 118.066. PROHIBITED FEES. A county clerk is not entitled...
Section 118.070. Fee for Search of Records - Sec. 118.070. FEE FOR SEARCH OF RECORDS. The clerk of...
Subchapter D. Fees of County Judge
Section 118.101. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.101. FEE SCHEDULE. The county judge shall collect the...
Subchapter E. Fees of Justice of the Peace
Section 118.121. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.121. FEE SCHEDULE. A justice of the peace shall...
Section 118.123. Fees After Entry of Judgment - Sec. 118.123. FEES AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT. (a) The fee...
Section 118.1235. Fee for Certified Copy - Sec. 118.1235. FEE FOR CERTIFIED COPY. The fee for "Certified...
Section 118.124. Prohibited Fees - Sec. 118.124. PROHIBITED FEES. A justice of the peace is...
Subchapter F. Fees of Sheriff and Constable
Section 118.131. Fees Set by Commissioners Court - Sec. 118.131. FEES SET BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) The commissioners...
Section 118.132. Service of Process for Appellate Court - Sec. 118.132. SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR APPELLATE COURT. A sheriff...
Section 118.133. Sheriff's and Constable's Response to False Alarm in Populous County - Sec. 118.133. SHERIFF'S AND CONSTABLE'S RESPONSE TO FALSE ALARM IN...
Section 118.134. Payment of Costs Incurred for Care of Certain Property - Sec. 118.134. PAYMENT OF COSTS INCURRED FOR CARE OF CERTAIN...
Subchapter G. Fees of County Treasurer
Section 118.141. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.141. FEE SCHEDULE. (a) The county treasurer, or another...
Section 118.142. Returned Check - Sec. 118.142. RETURNED CHECK. The fee for "Returned check" under...
Section 118.143. Stop-Payment Order - Sec. 118.143. STOP-PAYMENT ORDER. The fee for a "Stop-payment order"...
Section 118.144. Copy of Check or Other Record - Sec. 118.144. COPY OF CHECK OR OTHER RECORD. The fee...
Section 118.145. Disposition of Fees Collected - Sec. 118.145. DISPOSITION OF FEES COLLECTED. The fees collected under...
Subchapter H. Fees of County Surveyor
Section 118.161. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.161. FEE SCHEDULE. A county surveyor shall collect the...
Subchapter I. Fees of County Tax Assessor-Collector
Section 118.171. Returned Check - Sec. 118.171. RETURNED CHECK. The county tax assessor-collector has the...
Subchapter Y. Penalties
Section 118.801. Overcharging of Fees; Penalty - Sec. 118.801. OVERCHARGING OF FEES; PENALTY. (a) An officer named...