1. (a) The clerk of the court may charge the Office of the Attorney General the following costs and fees in IV-D cases, including a case filed under Chapter 159 of the Texas Family Code:

   1. (1) filing fees and fees for issuance and service of process as provided by Chapter 110 of the Texas Family Code and by Section 51.317, 51.318(b)(2) and 51.319(2), Texas Government Code;
   2. (2) fees for transfer as provided by Chapter 110 of the Texas Family Code;
   3. (3) fees for the issuance and delivery of orders and writs of income withholding in the amounts provided by Chapter 110 of the Texas Family Code;
   4. (4) a reasonable fee not to exceed $15 for filing an original administrative writ of withholding. A fee cannot be charged for duplicate copies of an administrative writ of withholding; and
   5. (5) the fee for issuance of a subpoena as provided by §51.318(b)(1), Texas Government Code.
2. (b) The clerk of the court, the sheriff, or a constable may charge the Office of the Attorney General the fee that sheriffs and constables are authorized to charge for serving process under Section 118.131, Local Government Code for each item of process to each individual on whom service is required, including service by certified or registered mail, to be paid to the sheriff, constable, or clerk who charged the fee to the Office of the Attorney General whenever service of process is required.

Source Note:The provisions of this §55.151 adopted to be effective January 23, 2003, 28 TexReg 537; amended to be effective February 19, 2004, 29 TexReg 1329; amended to be effective March 5, 2008, 33 TexReg 1760.