Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 118.022
Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees
(a)
If the county clerk collects a fee for issuing a marriage license, the county clerk shall deposit, as provided by Subchapter B (Collection and Remittance of Fees), Chapter 133 (Criminal and Civil Fees Payable to the Comptroller):(1)
$20 of each fee collected for issuing a marriage license or $12.50 of each fee for recording a declaration of informal marriage to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (b);(2)
$10 of each fee collected for issuing a marriage license to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (c); and(3)
if applicable, the $5 voluntary contribution collected to promote healthy early childhood by supporting the Texas Home Visiting Program administered by the Office of Early Childhood Coordination of the Health and Human Services Commission to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (d).(b)
The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(1) to the credit of the child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account established under Section 137.054 (Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Trust Fund Account), Human Resources Code.(c)
The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(2) to the credit of the family trust fund account established under Section 2.014 (Family Trust Fund), Family Code.(d)
The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(3) in the Texas Home Visiting Program trust fund under Section 531.287 (Texas Home Visiting Program Trust Fund), Government Code.(d)
The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(3) in the Texas Home Visiting Program trust fund under Section 523.0306 (Texas Home Visiting Program Trust Fund), Government Code.
Source:
Section 118.022 — Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.118.htm#118.022 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
