applicable filing fee + issuance fee + service fee = total
Include the service fee only if service is to be obtained using Hays County Constables. The Hays County Sheriff does not serve civil process.
New Suit Filing Fees
CIVIL:
Type of Suit | Base Fee |
---|---|
All Civil Suits not listed below | $350.00 |
Application for Writ of Garnishment | $350.00 |
Tax Suits | $350.00 |
Expunction |
$350.00 plus $13.40 for each agency to be notified via mail or $3.00 for electronic notice *Hand delivery is no longer offered |
Occupational License | $350.00 |
Severed Case | $350.00 |
Incoming Transfer (other than family law) | $302.00 |
Petition for Nondisclosure | $330.00 |
Foreign Judgment | $302.00 |
FAMILY:
Type of Suit | Base Fee |
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Divorce | $350.00 |
Adoption or Adoption & Termination Termination Only |
$308.00 Investigator Fee (if any) set by judge $258.00 |
Incoming Family Law Transfer | $80.00 |
Name Change / Removal of Disabilities | $350.00 |
Parent-Child Relationship and all Other Family Cases | $350.00 |
Register Foreign Support or Custody Order | $350.00 |
Other Filing Fees
Fee to File Any of the Following in a Civil Case……..$80.00
Third Party Petition; Motion for New Trial; Cross-Action; Counterclaim; Intervention; Interpleader
To File Any of the Following in a Family Law Case…….. $80.00
Third Party Petition …. Cross Action ….. Interpleader ….. Counterclaim …… Intervention……Motion to Modify…Motion for Enforcement…. Motion for Contempt
To File Any of the Following in a Family Law Case………. $15.00
Motion to Transfer … Motion for License Suspension .. Motion to Revoke Stay of Suspension ….Suit for Modification … Notice of App. for Judicial Writ of Withholding
Issuance Fees
$ 8.00 | $ 12.00 |
Citation, Subpoena, Citation by Publication, Show Cause Notice, T.R.O, Injunction, Commission/Letter Rogatory, Notice of License Suspension, Abstract, Execution, Order of Sale, Writ of Possession, Precept, Writ of Attachment, Habeas Corpus (family law) | Writ of Garnishment, Writ of Sequestration *Citation through Secretary of State, Insurance Commission or Highway Commission* (issuance fee does not include any fee charged by the State agency which must be paid separately to the agency) |
Judicial Writ of Withholding or Order………………………..$ 15.00
Mailing Order for License Suspension (obligor only)…… $ 5.00
Citation By Posting (includes Constable fee of $30)……..$ 38.00
Service Fees
(Table of Fees eff. 1-6-2017) civil process served by Hays County Constables
2017 SHERIFF & CONSTABLE FEES
$75.00 Citations, Precepts, Protective Orders, etc.
$150.00 Temporary Restraining Order
$250.00 Writ of Attachment
*Fees Do Not Include Copies
Miscellaneous Fees
MISCELLANEOUS FEES : | |
Bond Approval Fee | $ 4.00 |
Court Registry – Administrative expense .. ……On funds not earning interest – 5% not to exceed ………… …….. On funds earning interest ……………………………… |
$ 50.00 10% of interest |
Change of Name Certificate – in a divorce decree | $ 10.00 |
Witness Tender (not to records custodian) (taxed as costs) | $ 10.00 |
Records Search | $ 5.00 per name |
Electronic Copies | $ 1.00 for first 10 pages, then $0.10 per page after |
Certified Copies | $ 1.00 per page – plus $5.00 for Certification |
Insufficient Check | $ 25.00 |
Administration Fee – Criminal Fee Transactions | $2.00 |
E-Filing Convenience Fee | $2.00 |