1. (a) Judicial Appointments and Fees. The clerk of each court shall submit a monthly report to OCA in the format prescribed by OCA. The report must:

   1. (1) pursuant to Section 36.004 of the Government Code, list every appointment made for an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator and the compensation paid, if any. Appointments made by the court for positions exempted from reporting under Sec. 36.003, Tex. Gov't Code, are not required to be reported.
   2. (2) pursuant to Supreme Court Order 07-9188, list every appointment in a civil, probate or family case for any other position for which a fee may be paid and the compensation paid, if any.
   3. (3) The report shall include the case number and style, and the name of the judge and date of order approving compensation. The report is due no later than 15 days following the end of the month reported. If no appointments were made or fees were approved by the courts in the preceding month, the clerk shall file a report indicating that no appointments or payments were made in that month.
2. (b) Jury Charges and Sentences in Capital Cases. Pursuant to Section 72.087 of the Government Code, the judge or clerk of a court in which a capital case is heard must submit to OCA a written record of the case that includes the content of the trial court's charge to the jury and the sentence issued in the case. The information must be submitted no later than 30 days after the date of judgment of conviction or acquittal.
3. (c) Vexatious Litigants. Pursuant to Section 11.104 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the clerk of each court shall submit to OCA within 30 days a copy of any order declaring a person a vexatious litigant and prohibiting the person from filing new litigation without the consent of the local administrative judge.
4. (d) Judicial Bypass. Pursuant to Section 33.003(l) of the Family Code, the district clerk or county clerk shall submit a report to OCA on a form prescribed by OCA listing the case number and style of each case in which a minor files an application for a court order authorizing the minor to consent to the performance of an abortion without notification and consent of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian.
5. (e) Court Security Incident. Pursuant to Article 102.017 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a local administrative judge is required to submit a report to OCA regarding any incident involving court security that occurs in or around a building housing a court for which the judge serves as local administrative judge. The report is due no later than three business days after the date the incident occurred.
6. (f) Private Professional Guardians. Pursuant to Section 1104.306 of the Estates Code, the clerk of each county shall annually submit to the Judicial Branch Certification Commission the name and business address of each private professional guardian who has satisfied the registration requirements of Sec. 1104.303, Tex. Estates Code. The report is due no later than January 31 of each year.
7. (g) E-filing Fee. Pursuant to Section 72.031 of the Government Code, an appellate court that charges a $2 fee for each electronic filing must certify annually to OCA on a form prescribed by OCA that the amount of the fee is necessary to recover the actual system operating costs incurred by the appellate court. The report is due 30 days after the last day of the county's fiscal year.

Source Note:The provisions of this §171.9 adopted to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 5037.