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Chapter 131 - Depository Provisions Affecting Funds of Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments
Subchapter A. Special Depository
Section 131.001. Special Depository Authorized - Sec. 131.001. SPECIAL DEPOSITORY AUTHORIZED. If a financial institution that...
Section 131.002. Duties of Special Depository - Sec. 131.002. DUTIES OF SPECIAL DEPOSITORY. The special depository shall...
Section 131.003. Special Depository Contract - Sec. 131.003. SPECIAL DEPOSITORY CONTRACT. (a) The contract must require...
Section 131.004. Bond - Sec. 131.004. BOND. (a) To secure the performance of a...
Section 131.005. State Funds - Sec. 131.005. STATE FUNDS. (a) The comptroller shall determine the...
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 131.901. Out-of-State Depository Prohibited - Sec. 131.901. OUT-OF-STATE DEPOSITORY PROHIBITED. (a) The governing body of...
Section 131.902. Pursuit of Legal Remedies Against Suspended Bank - Sec. 131.902. PURSUIT OF LEGAL REMEDIES AGAINST SUSPENDED BANK. A...
Section 131.903. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 131.903. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A bank is not...
Chapter 132 - Payment of Fees and Other Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means in Municipalities and Counties
Section 132.001. Definitions - Sec. 132.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Credit card" means...
Section 132.002. Payment of Fees or Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means - Sec. 132.002. PAYMENT OF FEES OR COSTS BY CREDIT CARD...
Section 132.003. Reimbursement Fee for Processing Certain Payments - Sec. 132.003. REIMBURSEMENT FEE FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN PAYMENTS. (a) The...
Section 132.004. Service Charge - Sec. 132.004. SERVICE CHARGE. If, for any reason, a payment...
Section 132.005. Encumbrance of Credit Cards; Fee - Sec. 132.005. ENCUMBRANCE OF CREDIT CARDS; FEE. A county or...
Section 132.006. Disposition of Fees and Charges - Sec. 132.006. DISPOSITION OF FEES AND CHARGES. (a) The county...
Section 132.007. Information, Services, and Payment Through the Internet - Sec. 132.007. INFORMATION, SERVICES, AND PAYMENT THROUGH THE INTERNET. (a)...
Chapter 133 - Criminal and Civil Fees Payable to the Comptroller
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 133.001. Purpose - Sec. 133.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 133.002. Definitions - Sec. 133.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Fee" means: (A)...
Section 133.003. Criminal Fees - Sec. 133.003. CRIMINAL FEES. This chapter applies to the following...
Section 133.004. Civil Fees - Sec. 133.004. CIVIL FEES. This chapter applies to the following...
Subchapter B. Reporting, Collection, and Remittance of Fees
Section 133.051. Collection and Remittance of Fees - Sec. 133.051. COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF FEES. (a) A municipality...
Section 133.052. Deposit of Fees - Sec. 133.052. DEPOSIT OF FEES. (a) An officer collecting a...
Section 133.053. Interest-Bearing Account - Sec. 133.053. INTEREST-BEARING ACCOUNT. (a) The treasurer may deposit fees...
Section 133.054. Records - Sec. 133.054. RECORDS. (a) An officer or clerk collecting a...
Section 133.055. Quarterly Remittance of Fees to the Comptroller - Sec. 133.055. QUARTERLY REMITTANCE OF FEES TO THE COMPTROLLER. (a)...
Section 133.056. Quarterly Report for Criminal Fees - Sec. 133.056. QUARTERLY REPORT FOR CRIMINAL FEES. (a) On the...
Section 133.057. Quarterly Report for Civil Fees - Sec. 133.057. QUARTERLY REPORT FOR CIVIL FEES. On the last...
Section 133.058. Portion of Fee Retained - Sec. 133.058. PORTION OF FEE RETAINED. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 133.059. Audit - Sec. 133.059. AUDIT. (a) The comptroller may audit the records...
Subchapter C. Criminal Fees
Section 133.101. Meaning of Conviction - Sec. 133.101. MEANING OF CONVICTION. In this subchapter, a person...
Section 133.102. Consolidated Fees on Conviction - Sec. 133.102. CONSOLIDATED FEES ON CONVICTION. (a) A person convicted...
Section 133.104. Fees for Services of Peace Officers Employed by the State - Sec. 133.104. FEES FOR SERVICES OF PEACE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY...
Subchapter C. -1. Allocation and Use of Certain Criminal Fees
Section 133.121. Allocation of Fees to Specialty Court Account - Sec. 133.121. ALLOCATION OF FEES TO SPECIALTY COURT ACCOUNT. (a)...
Section 133.122. Allocation of Fees to Jury Service Fund - Sec. 133.122. ALLOCATION OF FEES TO JURY SERVICE FUND. (a)...
Section 133.123. Allocation of Fees to DNA Testing Account - Sec. 133.123. ALLOCATION OF FEES TO DNA TESTING ACCOUNT. The...
Section 133.124. Allocation of Fees to Transportation Administrative Fee Account - Sec. 133.124. ALLOCATION OF FEES TO TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ACCOUNT....
Section 133.125. Allocation of Fees to Truancy Prevention and Diversion Account - Sec. 133.125. ALLOCATION OF FEES TO TRUANCY PREVENTION AND DIVERSION...
Subchapter D. Civil Fees
Section 133.151. State Consolidated Civil Fee on Filing a Civil Case - Sec. 133.151. STATE CONSOLIDATED CIVIL FEE ON FILING A CIVIL...
Chapter 134 - Criminal Fees Payable to Local Government
Section 134.001. Purpose - Sec. 134.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 134.002. Definitions - Sec. 134.002. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Fee" means...
Section 134.003. Criminal Fees - Sec. 134.003. CRIMINAL FEES. This chapter applies to the criminal...
Subchapter B. Collection and Remittance of Local Criminal Fees
Section 134.051. Collection, Remittance, and Deposit of Fees - Sec. 134.051. COLLECTION, REMITTANCE, AND DEPOSIT OF FEES. (a) A...
Section 134.052. Allocation of Deposited Fees - Sec. 134.052. ALLOCATION OF DEPOSITED FEES. (a) Money collected under...
Subchapter C. Local Criminal Fees
Section 134.101. Local Consolidated Fee on Conviction of Felony - Sec. 134.101. LOCAL CONSOLIDATED FEE ON CONVICTION OF FELONY. (a)...
Section 134.102. Local Consolidated Fee on Conviction of Class a or B Misdemeanor - Sec. 134.102. LOCAL CONSOLIDATED FEE ON CONVICTION OF CLASS A...
Section 134.103. Local Consolidated Fee on Conviction of Nonjailable Misdemeanor - Sec. 134.103. LOCAL CONSOLIDATED FEE ON CONVICTION OF NONJAILABLE MISDEMEANOR....
Subchapter D. Allocation and Use of Certain Criminal Fees
Section 134.151. Maintenance of Funds and Accounts - Sec. 134.151. MAINTENANCE OF FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS. (a) A county...
Section 134.152. Clerk of the Court Account - Sec. 134.152. CLERK OF THE COURT ACCOUNT. Money allocated under...
Section 134.153. County Specialty Court Account - Sec. 134.153. COUNTY SPECIALTY COURT ACCOUNT. Money allocated under Section...
Section 134.154. County or Municipal Jury Fund - Sec. 134.154. COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL JURY FUND. Money allocated under...
Section 134.155. County Records Management and Preservation Fund - Sec. 134.155. COUNTY RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION FUND. Money allocated...
Section 134.156. Local Truancy Prevention and Diversion Fund - Sec. 134.156. LOCAL TRUANCY PREVENTION AND DIVERSION FUND. (a) Money...
Section 134.157. Account for Prosecutor's Fees - Sec. 134.157. ACCOUNT FOR PROSECUTOR'S FEES. Money allocated under Section...
Chapter 135 - Civil Fees Payable to Local Government
Section 135.001. Purpose - Sec. 135.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 135.002. Definitions - Sec. 135.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Fee" means a...
Section 135.003. Civil Fees - Sec. 135.003. CIVIL FEES. This chapter applies to the civil...
Subchapter B. Collection and Remittance of Local Civil Fees
Section 135.051. Collection, Remittance, and Deposit of Fees - Sec. 135.051. COLLECTION, REMITTANCE, AND DEPOSIT OF FEES. (a) A...
Section 135.052. Allocation of Deposited Fees - Sec. 135.052. ALLOCATION OF DEPOSITED FEES. (a) Money collected under...
Subchapter C. Local Civil Fees
Section 135.101. Local Consolidated Civil Fee for Certain Civil Cases in District Court, Statutory County Court, or County Court - Sec. 135.101. LOCAL CONSOLIDATED CIVIL FEE FOR CERTAIN CIVIL CASES...
Section 135.102. Local Civil Fee for Probate, Guardianship, and Mental Health Cases in Statutory County Court, Statutory Probate Court, or County Court - Sec. 135.102. LOCAL CIVIL FEE FOR PROBATE, GUARDIANSHIP, AND MENTAL...
Section 135.103. Local Consolidated Civil Fee for Justice Court - Sec. 135.103. LOCAL CONSOLIDATED CIVIL FEE FOR JUSTICE COURT. (a)...
Subchapter D. Allocation and Use of Certain Civil Fees
Section 135.151. Maintenance of Funds and Accounts - Sec. 135.151. MAINTENANCE OF FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS. (a) A county...
Section 135.152. Court Facility Fee Fund - Sec. 135.152. COURT FACILITY FEE FUND. Money allocated under Section...
Section 135.153. Clerk of the Court Account - Sec. 135.153. CLERK OF THE COURT ACCOUNT. Money allocated under...
Section 135.154. County Records Management and Preservation Account - Sec. 135.154. COUNTY RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION ACCOUNT. Money allocated...
Section 135.155. Language Access Fund - Sec. 135.155. LANGUAGE ACCESS FUND. Money allocated under Section 135.101,...
Section 135.156. County Jury Fund - Sec. 135.156. COUNTY JURY FUND. Money allocated under Section 135.101...
Section 135.157. County Dispute Resolution Fund - Sec. 135.157. COUNTY DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND. (a) Money allocated under...
Section 135.158. Court-Initiated Guardianship Fund - Sec. 135.158. COURT-INITIATED GUARDIANSHIP FUND. Money allocated under Section 135.102...
Section 135.159. Judicial Education and Support Fund - Sec. 135.159. JUDICIAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FUND. Money allocated under...
Section 135.160. Public Probate Administrator Fund - Sec. 135.160. PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR FUND. Money allocated under Section...
Section 135.161. Justice Court Support Fund - Sec. 135.161. JUSTICE COURT SUPPORT FUND. Money allocated under Section...
Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments
Section 140.001. Relief Under Federal Bankruptcy Laws for Municipality, Taxing District, or Other Political Subdivision - Sec. 140.001. RELIEF UNDER FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY LAWS FOR MUNICIPALITY, TAXING...
Section 140.002. Investments by Political Subdivision in Defense Bonds and Other Federal Obligations - Sec. 140.002. INVESTMENTS BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN DEFENSE BONDS AND...
Section 140.003. Purchasing and Financial Accounting for District Attorneys, Juvenile Boards, and Probation Departments - Sec. 140.003. PURCHASING AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, JUVENILE...
Section 140.004. Budgets of Certain Juvenile Boards and Community Supervision and Corrections Departments - Sec. 140.004. BUDGETS OF CERTAIN JUVENILE BOARDS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION...
Section 140.0045. Itemization of Certain Expenditures Required in Certain Political Subdivision Budgets - Sec. 140.0045. ITEMIZATION OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES REQUIRED IN CERTAIN POLITICAL...
Section 140.005. Annual Financial Statement of School, Road, or Other District - Sec. 140.005. ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SCHOOL, ROAD, OR OTHER...
Section 140.006. Publication of Annual Financial Statement by School, Road, or Other District - Sec. 140.006. PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY SCHOOL, ROAD,...
Section 140.007. Least Cost Review Program - Sec. 140.007. LEAST COST REVIEW PROGRAM. (a) To assist counties,...
Section 140.008. Annual Report of Certain Financial Information - Sec. 140.008. ANNUAL REPORT OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION. (a) In...
Section 140.009. Contract for Collection of Amounts in Civil Cases - Sec. 140.009. CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS IN CIVIL CASES....
Section 140.011. Local Governments Disproportionately Affected by Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans - Sec. 140.011. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY PROPERTY TAX RELIEF...
Section 140.012. Fiscal Year of Certain Political Subdivisions Created on or After September 1, 2019 - Sec. 140.012. FISCAL YEAR OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS CREATED ON...
Section 140.013. Balance Billing for County and Municipal Ambulance Services - Sec. 140.013. BALANCE BILLING FOR COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE SERVICES....