Texas Local Government Code 118.051 – Clerical Duties
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 118.051
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Probate: Proving a will
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The fees listed in this subchapter for county civil court dockets under § 118.052(1) and county probate court dockets under § 118.052(2) are fees for all clerical duties performed in connection with the docket, including:
(1) filing, registering or recording, docketing, and taxing costs for an application, will, complaint, petition, return, document, or proceeding;
(2) issuing and recording the return of a citation, notice, subpoena, commission to take depositions, execution while the docket is still open (civil docket), garnishment before judgment (civil docket), order, writ, process, or any other document authorized or required to be issued by the clerk on which a return must be recorded;
(3) attendances in court as clerk of the court;
(4) impaneling a jury (civil docket);
(5) swearing witnesses;
(6) approving bonds involved in court action; and
(7) administering oaths.