Civil FeesOriginal and Amended Returns

Use whole numbers and no commas. Enter a zero (0) in the space(s) if you have nothing to report.

Use dollars and cents in this field. Do not use commas. Enter 0.00 in the spaces if you have nothing to report.

Service fees will be calculated and visible on the Review Original Return screen.

Report the number of certified copies of birth certificates issued and $1.80 of the additional $2 fee collected for each certified copy. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 118.015)

Report the number of marriage licenses issued and $30 of each fee collected for a marriage license. $10 of each marriage license fee is deposited into the Family Trust Fund. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 118.011, 118.018, 118.022)

Report the number of declarations of informal marriages issued and $12.50 of the $25 fee collected for each declaration. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 118.011, 118.019)

Report all $28 fees collected on petitions for an order of nondisclosure. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 411.081(d)(h))

Report jurors’ reimbursement fees that jurors have chosen to donate to the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 61.003)

Report the number of civil actions or proceedings (in Justice Courts) requiring a filing fee and the total amount of $6 fees collected on the reported cases. (A 5 percent service fee is calculated on the amount reported in the Total Collected column.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 133.153(a)(2))

Report the number of civil cases filed and the total amount of the additional $42 fees assessed and collected for support of the judiciary. Note: The fee for cases filed prior to Jan. 1, 2008 was $37. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 133.154, eff. Dec. 1, 2005)

Use this line to report the number of civil actions or proceedings requiring a fee in district, county, statutory and justice courts and the $5 fee collected for each. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code 51.971)

Report the number of divorce and family law cases filed in district court and the additional $45 filing fee collected on the reported cases. (A service fee is calculated as the number Issued/Filed times 0.25 (5 percent of the $5 indigent fee included in the $45 total.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 133.151, 133.152)

Report the number of civil cases (other than divorce and family law cases) filed in district court and the additional $50 filing fee collected on the reported cases. (A service fee is calculated on the amount reported in the Issued/Filed column times 0.5 (5 percent of the $10 indigent fee included in the $50 total.)). (Local Govt. Code Sec. 133.151, 133.152)

Report the number of civil actions and proceedings. The amount reported in the first column, Issued/Filed, should at least equal or exceed the sum of the amounts reported in Divorce and Family Law cases and Other than Divorce/Family Law cases in the same column including appeals, counterclaims, cross-actions, interventions, interpleadings or third-party actions. (A 5 percent service fee is calculated on the amount reported in the Total Collected column.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 133.152)

Report the number of civil actions or proceedings (in Statutory Probate Courts) requiring a filing fee and the total amount of $10 fees collected on the reported cases. (A 5 percent service fee is calculated on the amount reported in the Total Collected column.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 133.153(a)(1))

Report the number of probate, guardianship, mental health or other civil cases filed in the Statutory Probate Court and the $40 filing fees collected on the reported cases. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 51.704)

Report the number of civil actions or proceedings (in Statutory County Courts) requiring a filing fee and the total amount of $10 fees collected on the reported cases. (A 5 percent service fee is calculated on the amount reported in the Total Collected column.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 133.153(a)(1))

Report the number of civil cases filed in the Statutory County Court and the $40 filing fees collected on the reported cases. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 51.702)

Report the number of civil actions or proceedings (in Constitutional County Courts) requiring a filing fee and the total amount of $10 fees collected on the reported cases. (A 5 percent service fee is calculated on the amount reported in the Total Collected column.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 133.153(a)(1))

Report the number of civil cases filed in the Constitutional County Court and the $40 filing fees collected on the reported cases. (No service fee allowed.) (Local Govt. Code Sec. 51.703)