Tex. Family Code § 162.411
FEES
Texas · Texas Family Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Family Code § 162.411, FEES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/644053
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(a) The costs of establishing, operating, and maintaining a registry may be recovered in whole or in part through users' fees charged to applicants and registrants.
(b) Each registry shall establish a schedule of fees for services provided by the registry. The fees shall be reasonably related to the direct and indirect costs of establishing, operating, and maintaining the registry.
(c) A fee may not be charged for withdrawing a registration.
(d) The fees collected by the vital statistics unit shall be deposited in a special fund in the general revenue fund. Funds in the special fund may be appropriated only for the administration of the central registry.
(e) The administrator may waive users' fees in whole or in part if the applicant provides satisfactory proof of financial inability to pay the fees.