Texas § GV.51.208 - ADDITIONAL FEES
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§ GV.51.208. ADDITIONAL FEES
ADDITIONAL FEES. (a) The clerk of a court of appeals shall collect an additional fee on the filing of any case appealed to and filed in the court of appeals that otherwise requires a filing fee. The additional fee is in an amount equal to the amount of the additional fee set by order or rule of the supreme court and imposed under Section 51.0051 . (b) The clerk shall collect fees imposed under this section in the same manner as other fees, fines, or costs are collected in the proceeding and shall send the fees imposed under this section to the comptroller not later than the last day of the month following each calendar quarter. The comptroller shall deposit the fees received to the credit of the judicial fund. (c) Fees received under this section may be appropriated only to the supreme court support account established under Section 51.0051 . The comptroller shall allocate to the account amounts as designated in the General Appropriations Act from the judicial fund that were deposited under this section. (d) The supreme court shall administer the funds deposited under this section and appropriated to the supreme court support account in the manner provided by Section 51.0051 . Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1408 (S.B. 1182 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. SUBCHAPTER D. DISTRICT CLERKS
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Section GV.51.208 ("ADDITIONAL FEES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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