Sec. 118.011. FEE SCHEDULE. (a) A county clerk shall collect the following fees for services rendered to any person:
(1) Personal Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.012):
(2) Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013):
(3) Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014):
(4) Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145):
(b) The county clerk may set and collect the following fee from any person:
(1) Returned Check (Sec. 118.0215) . . . . . . not less than $15 or more than $30
(2) Records Management and Preservation Fee (Sec. 118.0216) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . not more than $10
(3) Mental Health Background Check for License to Carry a Handgun (Sec. 118.0217) . . . . . not more than $2
(4) Marriage License for Out-of-State Applicants (Sec. 118.018) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
(c) The clerk shall charge reasonable fees for performing other duties prescribed or authorized by statute for which a fee is not prescribed by this subchapter.
(d) The county clerk may not charge the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service a fee for a copy of any document on file or of record in the clerk's office relating to an individual's criminal history, regardless of whether the document is certified.
(e) A county clerk who provides a copy in a format other than paper of a record maintained by the clerk shall provide the copy and charge a fee in accordance with Sections 552.231 and 552.262, Government Code.
(f) The county clerk of a county shall, if the commissioners court of the county adopts the fee as part of the county's annual budget, collect the following fee from any person:
(1) Records Archive Fee (Sec. 118.025) . . . . . . . not more than $10
(2) Records Technology and Infrastructure Fee (Sec. 118.026) . . . . . . . $2.00
(g) The county clerk of a county shall, if the commissioners court of the county adopts the fee, collect the following fee from any person:
Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.0131) . . . . . . . not more than $10
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 18(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 587, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 451, Sec. 4, eff; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd., ch. 465, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 185, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1400, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1155, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 413, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 974, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(105), (106), 3(31), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 804 (S.B. 526), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1216 (H.B. 950), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 2685), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2008.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 1513), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 1513), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 379 (H.B. 1062), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 31(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 32(a), eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 985 (S.B. 1964), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 695 (H.B. 555), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (S.B. 658), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers
Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees
Section 118.012. Personal Property Records Filing
Section 118.013. Real Property Records Filing
Section 118.0131. Optional Recording Fees for Court Facilities: Hidalgo County and Cameron County
Section 118.0135. Waiver of Real Property Filing Fees
Section 118.014. Certified Papers
Section 118.0145. Noncertified Papers
Section 118.015. Birth or Death Certificate
Section 118.016. Bond Approval
Section 118.018. Marriage License
Section 118.019. Declaration of Informal Marriage
Section 118.020. Brand Registration
Section 118.021. Oath Administration
Section 118.0215. Returned Check
Section 118.0216. Records Management and Preservation
Section 118.0217. Mental Health Background Check
Section 118.022. Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees
Section 118.023. Fees for Ex Officio Services
Section 118.024. Free Access to Records
Section 118.025. County Clerk's Records Archive
Section 118.026. Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties