Grimes County Justice of the Peace Courts Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Deferred disposition request

The defendant must pay all court costs and the special expense fee in full when requesting deferred disposition.

The defendant pays in full at the time of the request all court cost and the special expense fee (which is equal to the window fine, and penalty fine, if applicable);

CRITICALCriminal cases

The fee may be collected only if it is included as a term of the diversion agreement accepted by the child's parent.

a. The fee may not be collected unless Art. 45.312(b), C.C.P. specified as a term of the diversion agreement accepted by the child's parent.

CRITICALCriminal cases

After the parent has an opportunity to be heard, the court must order a financially able parent to pay an unpaid fee to the clerk, and the order is enforceable by contempt.

If the fee is not paid after giving the child's parent an opportunity to be heard, the court shall order the parent, if financially able, to pay the fee to the clerk of the court. This order is enforceable by contempt. Art. 45.312(e). C.C.P.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The court clerk must record fees collected under Article 45.312 and forward the funds to the appropriate municipal treasurer or equivalent.

O c. The clerk of the court shall keep a record of the fees collected under Art. 45.312 and shall forward the funds to the municipal treasurer or person fulfilling that role, as appropriate.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

20

Applies to

Dismissal request

A $20 fee must be paid for a driver's-license address or name correction dismissal request.

Payment of a $20.00 fee: and

CRITICALCriminal cases

Collected fees must go into a special account and may be used only to offset the operating costs of Subchapter E youth diversion programs.

The collected fees shall be deposited in a special account that can be used only to offset the cost of the operations of youth diversion programs under Subchapter E. Art. 45.312(g), C.C.P.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

10

Applies to

Dismissal request

A $10 fee must be paid for a driver's-license restriction or endorsement dismissal request.

Payment of a $10.00 fee;

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

20

Applies to

Dismissal request

A $20 fee must be paid for a registration-based dismissal request.

1. Payment of a $20.00 fee; and

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

50

The $50 youth diversion administrative fee is optional, and diversion may not depend on paying it.

6. Determine whether to assess the optional $50 Art. 45.312, C.C.P. local youth diversion administrative fee to defray the costs of the diversion of the child's case. The diversion of a child may not be contingent on payment of this fee.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The court must waive the fee if the parent is indigent or lacks sufficient resources or income to pay it.

A court shall waive the fee if the parent is indigent or does not have sufficient resources or income to pay the fee.

CRITICALCriminal cases

No fee other than the optional youth diversion administrative fee may be assessed for a child diverted under Subchapter E.

Except for this fee, no other fee may be assessed for a child diverted under Subchapter E. Art. 45.312(h). C.C.P.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Dismissal

No fee may be assessed or collected for dismissal of a Fail to Display a Driver's License charge.

No fee for the dismissal of a charge of "Fail to Display a Driver's License" shall be assessed or collected.

WARNING

Applies to

Civil admin filing

Cashier's checks and money orders are accepted for civil and administrative filings.

THE COURT ACCEPTS CASHIER CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS FOR ALL CIVIL/ ADMIN FILINGS.

WARNING

Applies to

Criminal offense

For criminal offenses, the court accepts exact cash, credit card with a fee, cashier's checks, or money orders; cash overpayment is not accepted.

THE COURT CAN ACCEPT EXACT CASH/CREDIT CARD WITH A FEE/ CASHIER CHECK OR MONEY ORDER (CASH MUST BE EXACT, NO OVER PAYMENT ACCEPTED) FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES.

INFOCriminal cases

The court may adopt rules allowing waiver of the fee for financial hardship.

A court may adopt rules for the waiver of this fee for financial hardship. Art. 45.312(d), C.C.P.