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Texas Office of Court Administration and |
Electronic Filing Project |
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Judicial Committee on Information Technology |
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By implementing the TexasOnline EFM Model, counties can realize revenue from the collection of court filing and court convenience fees. These, and additional fees, can be established under a provision set forth in the Government Code, which states, "A state agency or local government that uses the project may charge a fee if the fee is necessary to recover the actual costs directly and reasonably incurred by the agency or local government because of the (TexasOnline) project; and the (TexasOnline) Authority approves the amount of the fee." [1]
Revenue that is generated by these fees could, at the county’s discretion, be applied toward offsetting the cost of case and document management systems implementations. "Filers who choose to file electronically through TexasOnline will be charged an estimated $6.00 convenience fee per filing, during the pilot phase, including a $2.00 fee to the county and a $0.37 fee to the state." Additional charges may be incurred depending upon the fee structures of the EFSP and court selected.
1Government Code, Section 2054.111