Texas Local Government Code 118.022 – Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees
(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:
(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);
(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
(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).
(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 § 137.054, Human Resources Code.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 118.022
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
(c) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(2) to the credit of the family trust fund account established under § 2.014, Family Code.
Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2025
(d) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(3) in the Texas Home Visiting Program trust fund under § 531.287, Government Code.
Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2025
(d) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(3) in the Texas Home Visiting Program trust fund under § 523.0306, Government Code.