Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 14.006 — COURT FEES, COURT COSTS, OTHER COSTS
CP § 14.006Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 14. INMATE LITIGATION
Statute text
View on source(a)A court may order an inmate who has filed a claim to pay court fees, court costs, and other costs in accordance with this section and Section 14.007. The clerk of the court shall mail a copy of the court's order and a certified bill of costs to the department or jail, as appropriate.
(b)On the court's order, the inmate shall pay an amount equal to the lesser of:
(1)20 percent of the preceding six months' deposits to the inmate's trust account; or
(2)the total amount of court fees and costs.
(c)In each month following the month in which payment is made under Subsection (b), the inmate shall pay an amount equal to the lesser of:
(1)10 percent of that month's deposits to the trust account; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.