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Revenue Object 3175 – Professional Fees – Attorneys
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This revenue object is inactive. Please see the notes section for further information regarding the inactive status. Recently inactivated objects may remain active in USAS for a period of time to complete outstanding transactions or for other accounting purposes.

Legal Citations:
  • Government Code sec. 51.006, sec. 82.033
Revenue Type: Cash — Business Regulation
Origin Date: 1919 by the 36th Leg.
Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2020-10-29

Description


A candidate for a license to practice law in Texas shall pay the following fees set by the Supreme Court:

  1. Issuance of an attorney's license, $25.
  2. Examination fee, not to exceed $150.
  3. Fee for investigation of moral character and fitness, not to exceed $150.
  4. Application fee for foreign attorneys, not to exceed $700.
  5. 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.



Deposit Funds


  • Retained locally.



Notes


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 26
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



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