Texas § GV.51.3031 - ISSUANCE OF UNITED STATES PASSPORTS
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§ GV.51.3031. ISSUANCE OF UNITED STATES PASSPORTS
ISSUANCE OF UNITED STATES PASSPORTS. (a) A district clerk may perform all duties necessary to process an application for a United States passport, including taking passport photographs and selling money orders to applicants for payment purposes. (b) To recover the costs of taking passport photographs and selling money orders, a district clerk may collect reasonable fees for the provided services in amounts set by the commissioners court of the county in which the district clerk's office is located. (c) A district clerk, after collecting a fee under Subsection (b), shall pay the fee to the county treasurer, or to an official who discharges the duties of the county treasurer, for deposit in the general fund of the county. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (S.B. 1730 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section GV.51.3031 ("ISSUANCE OF UNITED STATES PASSPORTS") 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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