Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 133.058
Portion of Fee Retained
(a)
Except as otherwise provided by this section, a municipality or county may retain 10 percent of the money collected from fees as a service fee for the collection if the municipality or county remits the remainder of the fees to the comptroller within the period prescribed by Section 133.055 (Quarterly Remittance of Fees to the Comptroller)(a).(b)
A municipality or county may retain an amount greater than 10 percent of the money collected from fees if retention of the greater amount is authorized by law.(c)
Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(g)(5), eff. January 1, 2022.(d)
A county may not retain a service fee on the collection of a reimbursement or other fee or fine:(1)
for the judicial fund;(2)
under Article 42A.303 (Substance Abuse Felony Program) or 42A.653 (Additional Monthly Fine for Certain Sex Offenders), Code of Criminal Procedure;(3)
under Section 51.851 (Electronic Filing Fee), Government Code; or(4)
under Section 51.971, Government Code.(d)
A county may not retain a service fee on the collection of a fee or fine:(1)
for the judicial fund;(2)
under Article 42A.303 (Substance Abuse Felony Program) or 42A.653 (Additional Monthly Fine for Certain Sex Offenders), Code of Criminal Procedure;(3)
under Section 51.851 (Electronic Filing Fee), Government Code; or(4)
for any state consolidated filing fee under Section 133.151 (State Consolidated Civil Fee on Filing a Civil Case).(e)
Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 15.04(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
Source:
Section 133.058 — Portion of Fee Retained, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.133.htm#133.058 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
