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Subchapter A. Clerk of Supreme Court
Section 51.001. Appointment; Residence; Bond; Seal - Sec. 51.001. APPOINTMENT; RESIDENCE; BOND; SEAL. (a) The order appointing...
Section 51.002. Clerk Pro Tempore; Deputy Clerk - Sec. 51.002. CLERK PRO TEMPORE; DEPUTY CLERK. (a) The supreme...
Section 51.003. Removal of Clerk - Sec. 51.003. REMOVAL OF CLERK. (a) The supreme court by...
Section 51.004. Duties - Sec. 51.004. DUTIES. The clerk of the supreme court shall:...
Section 51.0045. Electronic or Microfilm Storage - Sec. 51.0045. ELECTRONIC OR MICROFILM STORAGE. (a) In the performance...
Section 51.0046. Privacy of Certain Records and Documents; Liability - Sec. 51.0046. PRIVACY OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS; LIABILITY. (a)...
Section 51.005. Fees and Costs - Sec. 51.005. FEES AND COSTS. (a) The clerk shall collect...
Section 51.0051. Additional Fees - Sec. 51.0051. ADDITIONAL FEES. (a) In addition to other fees...
Section 51.006. Fee for Attorney's License or Certificate - Sec. 51.006. FEE FOR ATTORNEY'S LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE. The clerk...
Section 51.007. Vacancy During Vacation - Sec. 51.007. VACANCY DURING VACATION. If the office of clerk...
Subchapter B. Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals
Section 51.101. Oath; Bond - Sec. 51.101. OATH; BOND. The clerk of the court of...
Section 51.102. Deputy Clerk - Sec. 51.102. DEPUTY CLERK. (a) The court of criminal appeals,...
Section 51.103. Removal of Clerk - Sec. 51.103. REMOVAL OF CLERK. The court of criminal appeals...
Section 51.104. Duties and Liabilities - Sec. 51.104. DUTIES AND LIABILITIES. (a) The clerk of the...
Section 51.1045. Electronic Documents and Digital Multimedia Evidence - Sec. 51.1045. ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA EVIDENCE. (a) In...
Section 51.105. Electronic Storage - Sec. 51.105. ELECTRONIC STORAGE. (a) In the performance of the...
Subchapter C. Clerks of Courts of Appeals
Section 51.201. Appointment; Residence; Bond; Seal - Sec. 51.201. APPOINTMENT; RESIDENCE; BOND; SEAL. (a) An order appointing...
Section 51.202. Clerk Pro Tempore; Deputy Clerk - Sec. 51.202. CLERK PRO TEMPORE; DEPUTY CLERK. (a) A court...
Section 51.203. Removal of Clerk - Sec. 51.203. REMOVAL OF CLERK. (a) After motion and a...
Section 51.204. Records of Court - Sec. 51.204. RECORDS OF COURT. (a) The clerk of a...
Section 51.205. Electronic or Microfilm Storage - Sec. 51.205. ELECTRONIC OR MICROFILM STORAGE. (a) In the performance...
Section 51.206. Law Library - Sec. 51.206. LAW LIBRARY. (a) Each clerk of a court...
Section 51.207. Fees and Costs - Sec. 51.207. FEES AND COSTS. (a) The clerk of a...
Section 51.208. Additional Fees - Sec. 51.208. ADDITIONAL FEES. (a) The clerk of a court...
Subchapter D. District Clerks
Section 51.301. Vacancy; Bond; Seal; Signature of Clerk - Sec. 51.301. VACANCY; BOND; SEAL; SIGNATURE OF CLERK. (a) If...
Section 51.302. Bond; Oath; Insurance - Sec. 51.302. BOND; OATH; INSURANCE. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 51.303. Duties and Powers - Sec. 51.303. DUTIES AND POWERS. (a) The clerk of a...
Section 51.3031. Issuance of United States Passports - Sec. 51.3031. ISSUANCE OF UNITED STATES PASSPORTS. (a) A district...
Section 51.3032. Electronic Display of Official and Legal Notices by District Clerk - Sec. 51.3032. ELECTRONIC DISPLAY OF OFFICIAL AND LEGAL NOTICES BY...
Section 51.304. Preservation of Records - Sec. 51.304. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS. (a) The district clerk may,...
Section 51.306. Recording Proceedings of More Than One Court - Sec. 51.306. RECORDING PROCEEDINGS OF MORE THAN ONE COURT. (a)...
Section 51.307. Transferred Judgments - Sec. 51.307. TRANSFERRED JUDGMENTS. If a district clerk receives a...
Section 51.3071. Transfer of Cases - Sec. 51.3071. TRANSFER OF CASES. (a) If a case is...
Section 51.308. Clerk Pro Tempore - Sec. 51.308. CLERK PRO TEMPORE. If a district clerk is...
Section 51.309. Deputy Clerks and Other Employees - Sec. 51.309. DEPUTY CLERKS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES. (a) The district...
Section 51.310. Deputy District Clerks of Bexar County - Sec. 51.310. DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERKS OF BEXAR COUNTY. (a) The...
Section 51.311. Special Deputy District Clerk in Lubbock and Nueces Counties - Sec. 51.311. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK IN LUBBOCK AND NUECES...
Section 51.312. Special Deputy District Clerk in Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Tarrant, and Travis Counties - Sec. 51.312. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK IN DALLAS, EL PASO,...
Section 51.313. Special Deputy District Clerk in Collin and Denton Counties - Sec. 51.313. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK IN COLLIN AND DENTON...
Section 51.314. Special Deputy District Clerk in Galveston County - Sec. 51.314. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK IN GALVESTON COUNTY. The...
Section 51.315. Special Deputy District Clerks for Certain Courts in Harris County - Sec. 51.315. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERKS FOR CERTAIN COURTS IN...
Section 51.316. Deputy Clerk and Assistant in Hidalgo, Jefferson, and Nueces Counties - Sec. 51.316. DEPUTY CLERK AND ASSISTANT IN HIDALGO, JEFFERSON, AND...
Section 51.318. Fees Due When Service Performed or Requested - Sec. 51.318. FEES DUE WHEN SERVICE PERFORMED OR REQUESTED. (a)...
Section 51.319. Other Fees - Sec. 51.319. OTHER FEES. The district clerk shall collect the...
Section 51.3195. Copies of Court Records Preserved Only on Microfilm or by Electronic Method - Sec. 51.3195. COPIES OF COURT RECORDS PRESERVED ONLY ON MICROFILM...
Section 51.320. Bill for Services - Sec. 51.320. BILL FOR SERVICES. A fee under this subchapter...
Section 51.322. Removal - Sec. 51.322. REMOVAL. A court rendering a judgment removing a...
Subchapter E. County Clerks
Section 51.401. Clerk Pro Tempore - Sec. 51.401. CLERK PRO TEMPORE. If a county clerk is...
Section 51.402. Duties and Powers - Sec. 51.402. DUTIES AND POWERS. (a) The clerk of a...
Section 51.403. Transfer of Cases - Sec. 51.403. TRANSFER OF CASES. (a) If a case is...
Section 51.404. Special Deputy County Clerk in Galveston County - Sec. 51.404. SPECIAL DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK IN GALVESTON COUNTY. The...
Subchapter F. Joint Clerks
Section 51.501. Joint Clerks - Sec. 51.501. JOINT CLERKS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 51.502. Seal - Sec. 51.502. SEAL. A joint clerk performing the duties of...
Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 51.601. Court Reporter Service Fund - Sec. 51.601. COURT REPORTER SERVICE FUND. (a) Repealed by Acts...
Section 51.602. Compensation of Certain Clerks - Sec. 51.602. COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN CLERKS. The salaries of the...
Section 51.605. Continuing Education - Sec. 51.605. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) In this section, the word...
Section 51.606. Prohibited Fees - Sec. 51.606. PROHIBITED FEES. A clerk is not entitled to...
Section 51.608. Imposition of Court Costs in Criminal Proceedings - Sec. 51.608. IMPOSITION OF COURT COSTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. Notwithstanding...
Section 51.609. Immunity From Liability for Disclosure or Release of Court Documents - Sec. 51.609. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OR RELEASE OF...
Section 51.610. Uncollectible Fees - Sec. 51.610. UNCOLLECTIBLE FEES. (a) The clerk may request the...
Subchapter I. Electronic Filing of Certain Documents
Section 51.801. Definition - Sec. 51.801. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "electronic filing of documents"...
Section 51.802. Place of Filing - Sec. 51.802. PLACE OF FILING. The place of filing is...
Section 51.803. Supreme Court Regulation and Approval - Sec. 51.803. SUPREME COURT REGULATION AND APPROVAL. (a) The supreme...
Section 51.804. Completion of Electronic Filing - Sec. 51.804. COMPLETION OF ELECTRONIC FILING. To complete an electronic...
Section 51.805. Transmission or Distribution of Data - Sec. 51.805. TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF DATA. (a) A receiving...
Section 51.806. Signature on Original - Sec. 51.806. SIGNATURE ON ORIGINAL. (a) If the supreme court...
Section 51.807. Local Rules - Sec. 51.807. LOCAL RULES. (a) The courts of a county...
Section 51.808. Notice of Self-Help Resources - Sec. 51.808. NOTICE OF SELF-HELP RESOURCES. (a) The clerk of...
Subchapter I. -1. Electronic Filing Fee
Section 51.851. Electronic Filing Fee - Sec. 51.851. ELECTRONIC FILING FEE. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019,...
Section 51.852. Statewide Electronic Filing System Fund - Sec. 51.852. STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM FUND. (a) The statewide...
Subchapter J. Certain Fraudulent Records or Documents
Section 51.901. Fraudulent Document or Instrument - Sec. 51.901. FRAUDULENT DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT. (a) If a clerk...
Section 51.902. Action on Fraudulent Judgment Lien - Sec. 51.902. ACTION ON FRAUDULENT JUDGMENT LIEN. (a) A person...
Section 51.903. Action on Fraudulent Lien on Property - Sec. 51.903. ACTION ON FRAUDULENT LIEN ON PROPERTY. (a) A...
Section 51.904. Warning Sign - Sec. 51.904. WARNING SIGN. A clerk described by Section 51.901(a)...
Section 51.905. Documents Filed With Secretary of State - Sec. 51.905. DOCUMENTS FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) If...
Subchapter L. Additional Filing Fee for Basic Civil Legal Services for Indigents
Section 51.941. Additional Filing Fee in Appellate Courts for Basic Civil Legal Services for Indigents - Sec. 51.941. ADDITIONAL FILING FEE IN APPELLATE COURTS FOR BASIC...
Section 51.942. Rules - Sec. 51.942. RULES. (a) The supreme court shall adopt: (1)...
Section 51.943. Basic Civil Legal Services Account - Sec. 51.943. BASIC CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES ACCOUNT. (a) The basic...