| 1 | 1 | | By: Watson S.B. No. 1516 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | relating to certain costs and fees in a Title IV-D case. |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 231.202, Family Code, is amended to read |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | as follows: |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | Sec. 231.202. AUTHORIZED COSTS AND FEES IN TITLE IV-D |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | CASES. In a Title IV-D case filed under this title, including a |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | case filed under Chapter 159, the Title IV-D agency shall pay: |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | (1) filing fees and fees for issuance and service of |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | process as provided by Chapter 110 of this code and by Sections |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | 51.317, 51.318(b)(2), and 51.319(2), Government Code; |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | (2) fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110; |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | (3) fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110; |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | (4) the fee for services provided by [that] sheriffs |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | and constables, including: |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | (A) a fee [are] authorized [to charge for serving |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | process] under Section 118.131, Local Government Code, for serving |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | each item of process to each individual on whom service is required, |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | including service by certified or registered mail[, to be paid to a |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | sheriff, constable, or clerk whenever service of process is |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | required]; and |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | (B) a fee authorized under Section 157.103(b) for |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | serving a capias; |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | (5) the fee for filing an administrative writ of |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | withholding under Section 158.503(d); [and] |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | (6) the fee for issuance of a subpoena as provided by |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | Section 51.318(b)(1), Government Code; and |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | (7) a fee authorized under a local rule for the |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | electronic filing of documents with a clerk. |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | suit affecting the parent-child relationship pending in a trial |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | court on or filed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
|---|