Sec. 14.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies only to an action, including an appeal or original proceeding, brought by an inmate in a district, county, justice of the peace, or small claims court or an appellate court, including the supreme court or the court of criminal appeals, in which an affidavit or unsworn declaration of inability to pay costs is filed by the inmate.
(b) This chapter does not apply to an action brought under the Family Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 12.01, eff. January 1, 2012.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Subtitle A - General Provisions
Chapter 14 - Inmate Litigation
Section 14.002. Scope of Chapter
Section 14.003. Dismissal of Claim
Section 14.004. Affidavit Relating to Previous Filings
Section 14.005. Grievance System Decision; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Section 14.006. Court Fees, Court Costs, Other Costs
Section 14.009. Submission of Evidence
Section 14.010. Dismissal of Claim
Section 14.011. Effect on Other Claims
Section 14.013. Review and Recommendation by Magistrates
Section 14.014. Conflict With Texas Rules of Civil Procedure