Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 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 (Personal Property Records Filing)):

(2)

Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013 (Real Property Records Filing)):

(3)

Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014 (Certified Papers)):

(D)

that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:

(4)

Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145 (Noncertified Papers)):

(C)

that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:

(b)

The county clerk may set and collect the following fee from any person:

(1)

Returned Check (Sec. 118.0215 (Returned Check)) . . . . . . not less than $15 or more than $30

(2)

Records Management and Preservation Fee (Sec. 118.0216 (Records Management and Preservation)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . not more than $10

(3)

Mental Health Background Check for License to Carry a Handgun (Sec. 118.0217 (Mental Health Background Check)) . . . . . not more than $2

(4)

Marriage License for Out-of-State Applicants (Sec. 118.018 (Marriage License)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $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 (Responding to Requests for Information that Require Programming or Manipulation of Data) and 552.262 (Rules of the Attorney General), 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 (County Clerk’s Records Archive)) . . . . . . . not more than $10

(2)

Records Technology and Infrastructure Fee (Sec. 118.026 (Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties)) . . . . . . . $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 (Optional Recording Fees for Court Facilities: Hidalgo County and Cameron County)) . . . . . . . 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.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (S.B. 1612), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2024.

Source: Section 118.011 — Fee Schedule, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­118.­htm#118.­011 (accessed May 4, 2024).

118.001
Definition 118.002
Bill for Fees 118.011
Fee Schedule 118.012
Personal Property Records Filing 118.013
Real Property Records Filing 118.014
Certified Papers 118.015
Birth or Death Certificate 118.016
Bond Approval 118.018
Marriage License 118.019
Declaration of Informal Marriage 118.020
Brand Registration 118.021
Oath Administration 118.022
Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees 118.023
Fees for Ex Officio Services 118.024
Free Access to Records 118.025
County Clerk’s Records Archive 118.026
Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties 118.051
Clerical Duties 118.052
Fee Schedule 118.056
Services in Pending Probate Action 118.058
Claim Against Estate 118.059
Issuing Document 118.060
Certified Papers, No Return Required 118.061
Letters and Abstracts 118.062
Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills 118.063
Mail Service of Process 118.065
Free Access to Records 118.066
Prohibited Fees 118.070
Fee for Search of Records 118.101
Fee Schedule 118.121
Fee Schedule 118.123
Fees After Entry of Judgment 118.124
Prohibited Fees 118.131
Fees Set by Commissioners Court 118.0131
Optional Recording Fees for Court Facilities: Hidalgo County and Cameron County 118.132
Service of Process for Appellate Court 118.133
Sheriff’s and Constable’s Response to False Alarm in Populous County 118.134
Payment of Costs Incurred for Care of Certain Property 118.0135
Waiver of Real Property Filing Fees 118.141
Fee Schedule 118.142
Returned Check 118.143
Stop-payment Order 118.144
Copy of Check or Other Record 118.145
Disposition of Fees Collected 118.0145
Noncertified Papers 118.161
Fee Schedule 118.171
Returned Check 118.0215
Returned Check 118.0216
Records Management and Preservation 118.0217
Mental Health Background Check 118.0525
Increased Fee for Noncompliance with Document Specifications 118.0526
Copies of Court Records Preserved Only on Microfilm or by Electronic Method 118.0545
Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action 118.0605
Noncertified Papers 118.801
Overcharging of Fees 118.1235
Fee for Certified Copy
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Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 118.011’s source at texas​.gov