{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-152.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 152.007","heading":"PARTICIPANT FEE FOR CRIMINAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION.","body":"(a) An entity that provides services for the resolution of criminal disputes under this chapter may collect a reasonable fee set by the commissioners court from a person who receives the services, not to exceed $350, except that a fee may not be collected from an alleged victim of the crime.\n(b) Fees collected under this section may be paid on a periodic basis or on a deferred payment schedule at the discretion of the judge, magistrate, or program director administering the pretrial victim-offender mediation program. The fees must be based on the defendant's ability to pay.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 152. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.152.htm#152.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"7cf34b0cb6bfd26e2462c577b6068257cc065669dc2c1581a40db4961ee58897","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-152.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-154.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}