TCA 40-3-206
Collection of fees – Clerk’s fee
FELONYFelony
What does this charge mean?
The court clerk collects the fees required by this law the same way other court costs are collected, and the clerk is allowed to keep a handling fee of up to 5% of the amount collected (or up to 10% in counties with populations over 700,000).
Penalty Details
ClassificationFelony
Penalty SummaryFelony
Any fees collected pursuant to this part shall be collected by the clerk of the court in the same manner in which other costs are collected. The clerk shall be entitled to a reasonable handling fee not to exceed five percent (5%) of the amount collected; provided, that in counties having a population of more than seven hundred thousand (700,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the fee shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the amount collected.
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TCA Section40-3-206