Galveston County Courts at Law Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Electronic filings are not accepted until required court costs and fees are paid, and filings with incomplete charge information or that fail to conform to applicable rules will not be filed; payment may be made through an escrow account.

No document electronically transmitted shall be accepted by the clerk for filing until court costs and fees have been paid. Court costs and fees may be paid through an escrow account established with the clerk. Documents t$dered to the clerk electronically without payment of court costs and fees, or with incomplete information on the charge authorization or request, or which do not conform to applicable rules, will not be filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronically transmitted document

Court costs and fees must be paid before an electronically transmitted document can be accepted; payment may be made through an escrow account established with the clerk.

No document electronically transmitted shall be accepted by the clerk for filing until court costs and fees have been paid. Court costs and fees may be paid through an escrow account established with the clerk.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronically filed document

Filers must pay regular filing fees to the Clerk through Texas.gov using a method Texas.gov specifies.

Filers who electronically file documents will pay regular filing fees to the Clerk indirectly through Texas.gov by a method set forth by Texas.gov.

CRITICAL

Filers who e-file must pay regular filing fees to the Clerk through Texas.gov using a method it sets.

(e) Filers who electronically file documents will pay regular filing fees to the Clerk indirectly through Texas.gov by a method set forth by Texas.gov.

CRITICAL

Electronic filings require payment of court costs and fees, which may be paid through an escrow account, and filings with incomplete charge information or rule noncompliance will not be filed.

No document electronically transmitted shall be accepted by the clerk for filing until court costs and fees have been paid. Court costs and fees may be paid through an escrow account established with the clerk. Documents tendered to the clerk electronically without payment of court costs and fees, or with incomplete information on the charge authorization or request, or which do not conform to applicable rules, will not be filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Severed claim

The Clerk's requirement concerning a deposit for costs must be met before a severed claim is filed as a new cause.

However, before the severed claim is filed as a new cause, the clerk's requirement concerning deposit for costs shall be met.

CRITICALCivil cases

This step, coupled with payment of the correct filing and posting fee, if required, will help ensure that attorneys receive conformed copies of all proposed orders and will reduce the necessity for calls to the Clerk's office to check on the status of a particular order.

This step, coupled with payment of the correct filing and posting fee, if required, will help ensure that attorneys receive conformed copies of all proposed orders and will reduce the necessity for calls to the Clerk's office to check on the status of a particular order.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

$200

Applies to

Appointment of counsel

A partially indigent defendant charged with one or more felonies must pay a $200 appointment fee to the county to qualify for appointed counsel.

defendant determined to be partially indigent shall be eligible for appointment of counsel only upon payment to the county of an appointment fee of $200 if charged with one or more felonies.

CRITICAL

Filers must pay regular filing fees to the Clerk through Texas.gov using a method it specifies.

Filers who electronically file documents will pay regular tiling fees to the Clerk indirectly through Texas.gov by a method set forth by Texas.gov.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

$100

Applies to

Appointment of counsel

A partially indigent defendant charged with one or more misdemeanors must pay a $100 appointment fee to the county to qualify for appointed counsel.

defendant determined to be partially indigent shall be eligible for appointment of counsel only upon payment to the county of an appointment fee of $100 if charged with one or more misdemeanors

WARNING

An EFSP may charge an additional convenience fee for electronic filing.

(f) An EFSP may charge filers a convenience fee to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular filing fees.

WARNING

Texas.gov charges a convenience fee in addition to regular filing fees, capped at the amount approved by the Department of Information Resources Board.

Texas.gov will charge tilers a convenience fee to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular tiling fees and will be in an amount not to exceed the amount approved by the Department of Information Resources Board.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronically filed document

An EFSP may charge an electronic-filing convenience fee in addition to regular filing fees.

An EFSP may charge filers a convenience fee to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular filing fees.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronically filed document

Texas.gov charges an electronic-filing convenience fee in addition to regular filing fees, capped at the amount approved by the Department of Information Resources Board.

Texas.gov will charge filers a convenience fee to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular filing fees and will be in an amount not to exceed the amount approved by the Department of Information Resources Board.

WARNING

Texas.gov charges an additional e-filing convenience fee capped at the amount approved by the Department of Information Resources Board.

(g) Texas.gov will charge tilers a convenience fee to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular filing fees and will be in an amount not to exceed the amount approved by the Department of Information Resources Board.

WARNING

The Clerk may charge a convenience fee for electronic filing in addition to regular filing fees, credit card fees, or other fees.

The Clerk may charge filers a convenience fee to electronically file documents. This tee will be in addition to ret,'11lar tiling fees, credit card fees, or other fees.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronically filed document

The Clerk may charge an additional convenience fee for electronic filing.

The Clerk may charge filers a convenience fee ,to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular filing fees, credit card fees, or other fees.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Indigent defense costs

If a partially indigent defendant pleads or is found guilty, the court may order a payment schedule to reimburse the county for all indigent defense costs in the case.

If a defendant determined to be partially indigent pleads or is found guilty, the court may order the defendant to comply with a payment schedule to reimburse the county for all indigent defense costs in the case.

WARNING

An EFSP may charge a convenience fee in addition to regular filing fees.

An EFSP may charge filers a convenience fee to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular tlling fees.

WARNING

The sender is responsible for determining if there are any charges in normal business hours.

The sender is responsible for determining if there are any charges in normal business hours.

WARNING

A convenience fee is charged in connection with electronic filing in addition to regular filing fees.

"Convenience fee" is a fee charged in connection with electronic filing that is in addition to regular filing fees.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronic transmission

The sender is responsible for determining whether any charges apply during normal business hours.

The sender is respOtlsible for determining if there are any charges in normal business hours.

WARNING

The Clerk may charge an additional convenience fee for electronic filing.

(h) The Clerk may charge filers a convenience fee ;to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular filing fees, credit card fees, or other fees.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronically filed document

The Clerk may charge an electronic-filing convenience fee in addition to regular filing fees, credit card fees, or other fees.

The Clerk may charge filers a convenience fee to electronically file documents. This fee will be in addition to regular filing fees, credit card fees, or other fees.

WARNING

The clerk must adopt an electronic filing fee schedule annually, subject to approval by the local courts.

A fee schedule for electronic filing shall be adopted annually by the clerk and approved by the local courts.

INFO

Applies to

Parenting seminar fee

The Court may waive or reduce the parenting-seminar fee on a proper motion accompanied by a Financial Information Statement.

A Court may, upon proper motion accompanied by a Financial Information Statement, waive or reduce the fee for the parenting seminar sponsored by the Mediation Board of Galveston County.

INFO

Applies to

Electronic filing

A convenience fee is charged in connection with electronic filing in addition to regular filing fees.

(a) "Convenience fee" is a fcc charged in connection with electronic filing that is in addition to regular filing fees.

INFO

The clerk must adopt an electronic-filing fee schedule annually, subject to approval by the local courts.

A fee schedule for electronic filing shall be adopted annually by the clerk and approved by the local courts.