{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-81.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 81.002","heading":"NO FEE FOR APPLICANT.","body":"An applicant for a protective order or an attorney representing an applicant may not be assessed a fee, cost, charge, or expense by a district or county clerk of the court or a sheriff, constable, or other public official or employee in connection with the filing, serving, or entering of a protective order or for any other service described by this subsection, including:\n(1) a fee to dismiss, modify, or withdraw a protective order;\n(2) a fee for certifying copies;\n(3) a fee for comparing copies to originals;\n(4) a court reporter fee;\n(5) a judicial fund fee;\n(6) a fee for any other service related to a protective order; or\n(7) a fee to transfer a protective order.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE","SUBTITLE B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS","CHAPTER 81. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.81.htm#81.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"851b727d95083371dcddf7f6cdb3b6cbacd4b7313fad628358306b5922b0c8c3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-81.0015","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-81.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}