1. (a) If a public official is required or permitted by law to serve legal process by mail, including process in a suit for delinquent taxes, the official may:

   1. (1) collect advance payment for the actual cost of the postage required to serve or deliver the process; or
   2. (2) assess the expense of postage as costs.
2. (b) Charges under this section are in addition to other charges allowed by law for services performed by the official serving the process.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.