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| Revised Date: | 2020-10-29 |
Legal Cites
- Government Code sec. 51.006, sec. 82.033
Object Type
Cash — Business Regulation
Origin Date
1919 by the 36th Leg.
Description
A candidate for a license to practice law in Texas shall pay the following fees set by the Supreme Court:
- Issuance of an attorney's license, $25.
- Examination fee, not to exceed $150.
- Fee for investigation of moral character and fitness, not to exceed $150.
- Application fee for foreign attorneys, not to exceed $700.
- Fees for additional services, but the fee for any single additional service, not to exceed $150.
Due Date
At time of application for examination or request for investigation.
Collecting Agencies
Deposit Funds
Retained locally.
Note
Codified by S.B. 1228, 69th Leg., R.S.
H.B. 48, 69th Leg., R.S. amended items (2), (3) and added (4), (5).
Recodified by S.B. 895, 70th Leg., R.S.
Legal cite amended by S.B. 1180, 78th Leg., R.S.
Revenue code 3135 was used for deposit of occupation tax by attorneys, abolished by H.B. 7, 84th Leg., R.S.
S.B. 1329, 85th Leg., R.S. increased attorney's license fee from $10 to $25.
USAS Values
| Appropriation Year | 21 |
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| USAS Title | PROFESSIONAL FEES |
| Receipt Category | 03 – Business Regulation |
| Receipt Type | 10 – Business/Professional Fees |
| Object Group | 30 – Revenues |
| USAS Status | A |
| Rev/Exp Category | 01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES |