Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 118.023
Fees for Ex Officio Services

(a)

If the county clerk receives fees for ex officio services or for other public services not otherwise provided for, the commissioners court shall set the fees. The fees shall be paid quarterly out of the county treasury on the order of the commissioners court.

(b)

A county clerk may not be compelled to file or record any instrument or writing authorized or required to be recorded until payment for all fees has been tendered. This provision does not apply to papers or instruments filed or recorded in suits pending in county court.

(c)

In this section, “ex officio services” includes services in relation to roads, bridges, and ferries; issuing and taking receipts for jury scrip or county orders for payment; services in habeas corpus cases; making out bar dockets; keeping records of trust funds; filing and docketing all papers for the commissioners court; keeping road overseers’ books and lists of hands; recording all collection returns of delinquent insolvents; recording county treasurer’s reports; recording reports of justices of the peace; recording reports of animals slaughtered; and services in connection with elections.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 118.023 — Fees for Ex Officio Services, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­118.­htm#118.­023 (accessed Jun. 5, 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 118.0131
Optional Recording Fees for Court Facilities: Hidalgo County and Cameron County 118.131
Fees Set by Commissioners Court 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 118.0145
Noncertified Papers 118.145
Disposition of Fees Collected 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:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 118.023’s source at texas​.gov