Texas Family Code

§ 81.002 — NO FEE FOR APPLICANT

FA § 81.002Title 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE · Part B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS · Ch. 81. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

An applicant for a protective order or an attorney representing an applicant may not be assessed a fee, cost, charge, or expense by a district or county clerk of the court or a sheriff, constable, or other public official or employee in connection with the filing, serving, or entering of a protective order or for any other service described by this subsection, including:

(1)a fee to dismiss, modify, or withdraw a protective order;

(2)a fee for certifying copies;

(3)a fee for comparing copies to originals;

(4)a court reporter fee;

(5)a judicial fund fee;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.