Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 118.052
Fee Schedule
(1)
CIVIL COURT ACTIONS(A)
Preparation of the clerk’s record of transfer under Sections 33.105 (Transfer of Probate Proceeding Record) and 1023.006 (Transfer of Record), Estates Code, Section 155.207 (Transfer of Court Files), Family Code, and Sections 51.3071 (Transfer of Cases) and 51.403 (Transfer of Cases), Government Code:(i)
for the clerk’s transfer certificate and index . . . . . . $5;(ii)
for each page or part of a page of a case record up to 10 pages in length . . . . . . $1.00;(iii)
for each page or part of a page of a case record over 10 pages . . . . . . $0.10;(B)
Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action (Sec. 118.0545 (Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action)):(i)
Abstract of judgment . . . $ 8.00;(ii)
Execution, order of sale, writ, or other process . . . $ 8.00;(2)
PROBATE COURT ACTIONS(A)
Services in Pending Probate Action (Sec. 118.056 (Services in Pending Probate Action)):(i)
Filing an inventory and appraisement as provided by Section 118.056 (Services in Pending Probate Action)(d) . . . $25.00;(ii)
Approving and recording bond . . . $ 5.00;(iii)
Administering oath . . . $ 2.00;(iv)
Filing annual or final account of estate . . . $25.00;(v)
Filing application for sale of real or personal property . . . $25.00;(vi)
Filing annual or final report of guardian of a person . . . $10.00;(vii)
Filing a document not listed under this paragraph after the filing of an order approving the inventory and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first, if more than 25 pages . . . $25.00;(B)
Claim Against Estate (Sec. 118.058 (Claim Against Estate)) . . . $10.00;(C)
Preparation of the clerk’s record of transfer under Sections 33.105 (Transfer of Probate Proceeding Record) and 1023.006 (Transfer of Record), Estates Code, Section 155.207 (Transfer of Court Files), Family Code, and Sections 51.3071 (Transfer of Cases) and 51.403 (Transfer of Cases), Government Code:(i)
for the clerk’s transfer certificate and index . . . . . . $5;(ii)
for each page or part of a page of a case record up to 10 pages in length . . . . . . $1.00;(iii)
for each page or part of a page of a case record over 10 pages . . . . . . $0.10;(3)
OTHER FEES(A)
Issuing Document (Sec. 118.059 (Issuing Document)):(i)
original document and one copy . . . $ 8.00;(ii)
each additional set of an original and one copy . . . $ 8.00;(B)
Certified Papers (Sec. 118.060 (Certified Papers, No Return Required)):(i)
for the clerk’s certificate . . . $ 5.00;(ii)
printed on paper, plus a fee per page or part of a page of . . . $ 1.00;(iii)
that is a paper document converted to electronic format, for each page or part of a page . . . . . . $1;(iv)
that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:(a)
for each document up to 10 pages in length . . . . . . $1;(b)
for each page or part of a page of a document over 10 pages . . . . . . $0.10;(C)
Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0605 (Noncertified Papers)):(i)
printed on paper, for each page or part of a page . . . $ 1.00;(ii)
that is a paper converted to electronic format, for each page or part of a page . . . $ 1.00;(iii)
that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:(a)
for each document up to 10 pages in length . . . $ 1.00;(b)
for each page or part of a page of a document over 10 pages . . . $ 0.10;(D)
Letters Testamentary, Letter of Guardianship, Letter of Administration, or Abstract of Judgment (Sec. 118.061 (Letters and Abstracts)) . . . $ 2.00;(E)
Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills (Sec. 118.062 (Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills)) . . . $ 5.00;(F)
Mail Service of Process (Sec. 118.063 (Mail Service of Process)) . . . same as sheriff;(G)
Searching files or records to locate a cause when the docket number is not provided . . . $ 5.00;(H)
Records Technology and Infrastructure Fee if authorized by the commissioners court of the county (Sec. 118.026 (Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties)) . . . $ 2.00;(I)
Preparation of the clerk’s record for appeal, per page or part of a page . . . $1.00.
Source:
Section 118.052 — Fee Schedule, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.118.htm#118.052 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
