(a) The court may require the respondent to pay a fee to the court in an amount equal to that required of a criminal defendant subject to community supervision.
(b) The court may make payment of the fee a condition of granting or continuing community supervision.

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Terms Used In Texas Family Code 157.213

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

(c) The court shall deposit the fees received under this subchapter as follows:
(1) if the community supervision officer is employed by a community supervision and corrections department, in the special fund of the county treasury provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure to be used for community supervision; or
(2) if the community supervision officer is employed by a domestic relations office, in one of the following funds, as determined by the office’s administering entity:
(A) the general fund for the county in which the domestic relations office is located; or
(B) the office fund established by the administering entity for the domestic relations office.