Texas Local Government Code
§ 118.131 — FEES SET BY COMMISSIONERS COURT
LG § 118.131Title 4. FINANCES · Part B. COUNTY FINANCES · Ch. 118. FEES CHARGED BY COUNTY OFFICERS · Art. F. FEES OF SHERIFF AND CONSTABLE
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioners court of a county may set reasonable fees to be charged for service of process, including service of writs, by the offices of the sheriff and constables.
(b)The commissioners court may not set fees higher than is necessary to pay the expenses of providing the services.
(c)The commissioners court may not set fees under this section more than once during any one-year period.
(d)The commissioners court must set the fees before October 1 of each year to be effective January 1 of the following year.
(e)A notice setting out the fees shall be posted in the same manner in which notices are posted under Section 81.007 and shall be posted in the offices of the county officials who are authorized to charge the fees.
(f)On or before October 15 of the year in which the fees are initially set, the commissioners court shall provide written notice of the amounts of the fees to the comptroller. If the commissioners court changes the amount of a fee set under this section, the commissioners court shall provide to the comptroller, on or before October 15 of the year in which the amount is changed, a written notice of the change in the amount of the fee. Before December 15 of each year, the comptroller shall compile the fee information provided by counties and send the compilation to:
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 92 (H.B. 145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (S.B. 1612), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2024.