By: Watson S.B. No. 1516
(In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2009; March 17, 2009, read
first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence;
April 6, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 6, 2009,
sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1516 By: Watson
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain costs and fees in a Title IV-D case.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 231.202, Family Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 231.202. AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D
CASES. In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, including a
case filed under Chapter 159, the Title IV-D agency shall pay:
(1) filing fees and fees for issuance and service of
process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections
51.317, 51.318(b)(2), and 51.319(2), Government Code;
(2) fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110;
(3) fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and
writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110;
(4) the fee for services provided by [that] sheriffs
and constables, including:
(A) a fee [are] authorized [to charge for serving
process] under Section 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[, to be paid to a
sheriff, constable, or clerk whenever service of process is
required]; and
(B) a fee authorized under Section 157.103(b) for
serving a capias;
(5) the fee for filing an administrative writ of
withholding under Section 158.503(d); [and]
(6) the fee for issuance of a subpoena as provided by
Section 51.318(b)(1), Government Code; and
(7) a fee authorized under a local rule for the
electronic filing of documents with a clerk.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a
suit affecting the parent-child relationship pending in a trial
court on or filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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