Welcome to Rusk County, Texas

 

Fourth Judicial District Court ~ Rusk County, Texas

RUSK COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK

CIVIL FILING FEES

EFFECTIVE  JANUARY 1, 2012

 

 

New Civil Suits

 

1-10  Plaintiff Suit                       $247.00 + citations & service  fees

 

 

11-25 Plaintiff Suit                      $247.00 + 25.00 = 272.00 + citations & service fees 

 

 

26-100 Plaintiff Suit                    $247.00 + 50.00 = 297.00 + citations & service fees 

 

  

101-500 Plaintiff Suit                   $247.00 + 75.00 = 322.00 + citations & service fees

 

 

501-1,000 Plaintiff Suit                $247.00 +100.00 = 347.00 + citations & service fees

 

 

1,000 or more Plaintiff Suit           $247.00 +150.00 = 397.00 + citations & service fees

 

 

 

Severed Case                             $247.00

 

 

Transfer Case

 

(transferred in)                           $50.00

 

(transferred out)                         total copy work     

 

 

Writ of Garnishment                  $247.00 + issuance

(Pre and Post)               

 

Foreign Judgment                      $247.00        

 

 

Expunction                                $247.00 + $13.00 per agency notified

 

(Expunctions filed within 30 days of Aquittal NO CHARGE)

 

 

Non-Disclosure                          $247.00 + $28.00

 

 

Tax Suit                                    $182.00 + citations & service

 

 

Fraudulent Lien Suit                   $15.00

 

 

 

 

Motions:                                          $40.00
(Counter-Claim, Cross Action, Third-Party, Intervention, Motion to Transfer, Motion for New Trial, Motion for Contempt, Interpleader, Motion to Modify,etc)

 

 

Issuances:                        $8.00

 

(Citations, Temporary Restraining Orders, Notices to Show Cause, Abstracts of Judgment, Precepts, Capias, Writ of Execution, Writ of Sequestration, Writ of Garnishment, Subpoenas) 

 

 

Citations to the Secretary of State of Texas       $12.00

 

Service:               

 

 

Certified Mail Service (Citations)                                                  $50.00

             

Rusk County Sheriff's Dept. Service Fee                          please see website below  

 

                                                    https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/sacf/feesView.jsp


                  SERVICE FEE FOR SHERIFF'S DEPT. MADE PAYABLE TO THEM!!

 

 

 


Family Law Cases:

 

 

Divorce/Annulment/Void Marriage:               $252.00 + citations & service  fees & $1.00 White Certificate Fee

 

  

Adoptions of Children:                               $252.00 + citations & service fees & $1.00 White certificate fee

 

Condemnations:                                          $247.00 + citations & service fees

 

 

Other Family Law:

 

Adoption of Adult                                       $237.00 + citations & service fees

 

Name Change/Emancipation                        $237.00 + citations & service fees

 

Protective Orders:                                       $237.00 + $16.00 for Application+ citations +service fee

 

Petition for Qualified Domestic Relations Order   $237.00 + citations

 

Suit Affecting Parent/Child Relationship:        $237.00 + citations & service fees

 

Suit to Enforce Divorce Decree                       $237.00 + citations & service fees

AG Cases (filed by State)                               $232.00 + citations & service fees

 

Issuance Family Law:                           $8.00

 

(Citations, Temporary Restraining Orders, Notices to Show Cause, Abstracts of Judgment, Precepts, Capias, Writ of Execution, Writ  of Sequestration, Writ of Garnishment, Subpoenas)

 

Writ of Withholding (Employers Order)                 $15.00

 

 

Service Fee:       

 

Certified Mail be Clerk                                         $50.00

 

Rusk County Sheriff's Dept. Service Fee               please see website below

 

 

                                                      https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/sacf/feesView.jsp

                       

                                     SERVICE FEE FOR SHERIFF'S DEPT. MADE PAYABLE TO THEM!!

 

 

 

Motions                                          $35.00

 

(Counter-Claim, Cross Action, Third-Party, Intervention, Motion to Transfer, Motion for New Trial, Motion for Contempt, Motion for Enforcement, and Motion to Modify)

 

Motions in SAPCR Cases                $15.00

 

(Contempt, Motion for Enforcement, Motion for Modification, Motion to Revoke a Stay of License Suspension, Motion to Transfer, Notice of Application for Judicial Writ of Withholding, Petition for License Suspension, Request for Modified or Terminated Writ of Withholding)

 

Other Fees

 

Jury Fee                                          $30.00

 

Bond Approval Fee                           $4.00

 

Copy Work                                      $1.00 per Page

 

 

(Please send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope for all return copy work)

 

Clerks' Certification                           $1.00 per document 

 

Appeals                                           Cost of copy work

 

Record Search                                  $5.00

 

 

Name Change Certificate                   $10.00   

 

 

 

 

We do not accept personal checks. Please make business checks & money orders payable to Rusk County District Clerk or Jean Hodges, District Clerk.

 

We do not do record searches on the telephone. No criminal information is given out over the telephone, requests must be sent in writing with 

the $5.00 research fee.  Please provide Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes for all copy work to be returned

 

                                                                        Thank You,

                                                                         Jean Hodges, District Clerk

 

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