Tex. Local Government Code § 134.051

This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 134.051, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.

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§ 134.051. COLLECTION, REMITTANCE, AND DEPOSIT OF FEES.

Official statutory text

(a) A court clerk shall collect and remit to the county or municipal treasurer, as applicable, all fees in the manner provided by this section.

(b) An officer collecting a fee in a case in municipal court shall remit the money to the municipal treasurer for deposit in the municipal treasury.

(c) An officer collecting a fee in a justice, county, or district court shall remit the money to the county treasurer for deposit in the county treasury.

(d) A court clerk collecting a fee shall remit the money to the municipal or county treasurer, as applicable, for deposit in the municipal or county treasury, as appropriate.

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