{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-118.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 118.022","heading":"DISPOSITION OF MARRIAGE LICENSE AND DECLARATION FEES.","body":"(a) If the county clerk collects a fee for issuing a marriage license, the county clerk shall deposit, as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133:\n(1) $20 of each fee collected for issuing a marriage license or $12.50 of each fee for recording a declaration of informal marriage to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (b);\n(2) $10 of each fee collected for issuing a marriage license to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (c); and\n(3) if applicable, the $5 voluntary contribution collected to promote healthy early childhood by supporting the Texas Home Visiting Program administered by the Office of Early Childhood Coordination of the Health and Human Services Commission to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (d).\n(b) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(1) to the credit of the child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account established under Section 137.054, Human Resources Code.\n(c) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(2) to the credit of the family trust fund account established under Section 2.014, Family Code.\n(d) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(3) in the Texas Home Visiting Program trust fund under Section 523.0306, Government Code.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 76(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2004.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 2685), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2008.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (S.B. 1836), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 2.143, eff. April 1, 2025.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (S.B. 24), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. FINANCES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY FINANCES","CHAPTER 118. FEES CHARGED BY COUNTY OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER B. FEES OF COUNTY CLERK OTHER THAN COURT FEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.118.htm#118.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"89d794e3c63c11141f7156d18211d857a1a903afe7bf3fb8df9a524c29709231","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-118.0217","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-118.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}