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BREWSTER COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK FEES, FINES AND COURT COSTS
Effective September 1, 2025*
NEW SUITS-CIVIL/FAMILY FILING FEES: (Local Government Code 133.151 & 135.101) Clerk’s Basic Filing Fee $50 Law Library Fee $35 Records Preservation/Management Fee $30 General Court Reporter Fee $25 Courthouse Security Fund $20 Court Facility Fund $20 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Fee $15 County Jury Fund $10 Appellate Judicial System Fee $5 Language Access Fund $3 Local Consolidated Fee $213 State Consolidated Fee $137 TOTAL BASE FEE $350 ANY OTHER ACTION- CIVIL/FAMILY (Local Government Code 133.151 & 135.101) (Family Code 110.002, 110.004, 110.005 and 81.003) State Filing Fee $45 Clerk/Local Fee $35 Total $80 Including: Appeal, Counter Claim, Cross-action, Intervention, Contempt Action, Interpleader, Motion for new trial, Motion to Reinstate, 3rd Party Petition, Judicial Writ of Withholding, Modification, Enforcement, Transfer Order/Writ of Withholding delivered by Clerk $15 Protective Order (Charged to Respondent) $16
EXPUNCTION (Code of Criminal Procedure 102.006) Base Filing Fee $350 Notice of Petition and Order (charge per agency) $25 Free for notices sent via email. ($1 per page for any copies of petition made to mail.) (No fee assessed on a petition filed within 30 days of an acquittal CCP Chapter 55)
Issuance Fees $8: All issuance of any document or process: Citation, Notice, Precept, Capias, Abstract of Judgment, Subpoena, TRO, All Civil Writs, Order of Sale, Tax Warrant
MISCELLANEOUS FEES: Search Fee: Any file or record to find a cause number or existence of a record $5 (per name/cause number) Certificate of Name Change $10 Returned Check $30 Cash Bail Bond Refund (Admin Fee) $50 Certificate and Seal (paper or electronic) $5 (per document) Copies Electronic $0.10 (min of $1 up to 10 pages) Copies Paper $1.00 (converted to paper to send electronically is still $1.00) Preparation of Clerk’s Record on Appeal $1.00 (per page) Clerk’s Record of Transfer $0.10/per page $1 min +$5.00 index and certification Service of Citation by Certified Mail $125 Paper Copy of Document for service $1 per page COURT REGISTRY-Administrative Fees On funds not earning interest (LGC 117.055) 5% up to $50 On funds earning interest (LGC 117.054) 10% of interest accrued CONSTABLE AND SHERIFF FEES (Effective 10/1/2024) Service of Court Citations (Personal Service) $125 Subpoenas, Summons, Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil) $125 Order of Sale $150 Writ of: Attachment (property or person), Garnishment, Sequestration, Possession $175 Writ of: Mental Commitment, Injunction, Reentry, Restitution $125 Writ of Execution $200 FELONY CONVICTION COURT COSTS (Local Government Code 133.101(a) & 134.002 (a)(1) State Consolidated Court Cost $185 Local Consolidated Court Cost $105 Total $290 FEES ADDED TO THE COURT COSTS Add’l Monthly Fine for Certain Sex Offenders (CCP 42A.653) $5 Child Abuse Prevention Fine (CCP 102.0186) $100 EMS,Trauma Facilities & Trauma Care Systems Assessed for Intoxication Convictions (CCP 102.0185) $100 Family Violence (CCP 42A.5040(b)) Assessed by Judge $100 Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (CCP 102.0171(a)) Assessed for Graffiti Convictions $50 State Traffic Fine (TC 542.4031) Passing a School Bus $50 Children’s Advocacy Center Fine (CCP 42A.455) For child sex crimes. $50 Admin Fee for Failure To Appear (TC 706.006(b)) $10 Peace Officer Commit or Release from Jail (CCP 102.011(a)(6) $5 Capias/Warrant Fee (CCP 102.011(a)(2) $75 Peace Officer Take and Approve Bond (CCP 102.011(a)(5) $10 Time Payment Fee (CCP 102.030) $15
DIVORCE, PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP, TAX SUITS, JUDGMENT NISI, PETITION NON-DISCLOSURE, ADOPTION, TERMINATION,NAME CHANGE, FOREIGN JUDGMENT, CASES TRANSFERRED IN: $350
FORECLOURE
Base Filing Fee $350 Issue Citation $8 District Clerk Service Fee $125 (Total for each party served: $133) Copy of Petition to be served: $1 per pg
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