Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 3 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chapter 55 - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subchapter G - AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN IV-D CASES
Section 55.151 - Authorized Costs and Fees in IV-D Cases

Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 55.151

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) The clerk of the court may charge the Office of the Attorney General costs and fees in Title IV-D cases, including a case filed under Chapter 159 of the Texas Family Code. The Title IV-D Agency shall pay only the following costs and fees:

(1) filing fees and fees for issuance and service of process as provided by Chapter 110 of the Texas Family Code and by Sections 51.317(b)(1), (2), and (3) and (b-1), 51.318(b)(2) and 51.319(2), Texas Government Code;

(2) fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110 of the Texas Family Code;

(3) fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110 of the Texas Family Code;

(4) a reasonable fee not to exceed $15 for filing an original administrative writ of withholding. A fee cannot be charged for duplicate copies of an administrative writ of withholding;

(5) the fee for issuance of a subpoena as provided by § RSA 51.318(b)(1), Texas Government Code; and

(6) a fee authorized under a local rule for electronic filing of documents with a clerk.

(b) The clerk of the court, the sheriff, or a constable may charge the Office of the Attorney General a fee that sheriffs and constables are authorized to charge under Section RSA 118.131, Local Government Code for serving each item of process to each individual on whom service is required, including service by certified or registered mail, and a fee authorized under Texas Family Code § RSA 157.103(b) for serving a capias.

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