Local Government Code § 118.011

Sec. 118.011. FEE SCHEDULE. (a) A county clerk shall collect the following fees for services rendered to any person: (1) Personal Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.012): (A) for the first page $ 5.00; (B) for each additional page or part of a page on which there are visible marks of any kind $ 4.00; (2) Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013): (A) for the first page $ 5.00; (B) for each additional page or part of a page on which there are visible marks of any kind $ 4.00; (C) for all or part of each 8-1/2" X 14" attachment or rider $ 4.00; (D) for each name in excess of five names that has to be indexed in all records in which the document must be indexed $ 0.25; (3) Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014): (A) for the clerk's certificate $ 5.00; (B) printed on paper, plus a fee for each page or part of a page $ 1.00; (C) that is a paper document converted to electronic format, for each page or part of a page $1; (D) that is an electronic copy of an electronic document: (i) for each document up to 10 pages in length $1; (ii) for each page or part of a page of a document over 10 pages $0.10; (4) Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145): (A) printed on paper, for each page or part of a page $ 1.00; (B) that is a paper document converted to electronic format, for each page or part of a page $1; (C) that is an electronic copy of an electronic document, except for real property records: (i) for each document up to 10 pages in length $1; (ii) for each page or part of a page of a document over 10 pages $0.10; (5) Birth or Death Certificate (Sec. 118.015) same as state registrar; (6) Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016) $ 5.00; (7) Marriage License (Sec. 118.018) $60.00; (8) Declaration of Informal Marriage (Sec. 118.019) $25.00; (9) Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020) $ 5.00; (10) Oath Administration (Sec. 118.021) $ 1.00. (b) The county clerk may set and collect the following fee from any person: (1) Returned Check (Sec. 118.0215) . . . . . . not less than $15 or more than $30 (2) Records Management and Preservation Fee (Sec. 118.0216) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . not more than $10 (3) Mental Health Background Check for License to Carry a Handgun (Sec. 118.0217) . . . . . not more than $2 (4) Marriage License for Out-of-State Applicants (Sec. 118.018) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 (c) The clerk shall charge reasonable fees for performing other duties prescribed or authorized by statute for which a fee is not prescribed by this subchapter. (d) The county clerk may not charge the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service a fee for a copy of any document on file or of record in the clerk's office relating to an individual's criminal history, regardless of whether the document is certified. (e) A county clerk who provides a copy in a format other than paper of a record maintained by the clerk, including real property records, shall provide the copy and charge a fee in accordance with Sections 552.231 and 552.262, Government Code. (f) The county clerk of a county shall, if the commissioners court of the county adopts the fee as part of the county's annual budget, collect the following fee from any person: (1) Records Archive Fee (Sec. 118.025) . . . . . . . not more than $10 (2) Records Technology and Infrastructure Fee (Sec. 118.026) . . . . . . . $2.00 (g) The county clerk of a county shall, if the commissioners court of the county adopts the fee, collect the following fee from any person: Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.0131) . . . . . . . not more than $10 Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 18(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 587, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 451, Sec. 4, eff; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd., ch. 465, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 185, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1400, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 794, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1155, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 413, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 974, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(105), (106), 3(31), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 804 (S.B. 526), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1216 (H.B. 950), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 2685), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2008. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 1513), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 1513), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 379 (H.B. 1062), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 31(a), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 32(a), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 985 (S.B. 1964), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 695 (H.B. 555), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (S.B. 658), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (S.B. 1612), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2024. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 1547), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 7.21, eff. December 4, 2025.