Fee Schedule
The District Clerk’s Office does not accept personal checks. Business checks are only accepted from attorneys, process servers, title companies, and companies that have copy accounts with our office. Accepted methods of payments are cash, cashier’s checks, money orders, Discover, Visa, and Mastercard.
To view fees, please select your fee schedule below.
| FAMILY | 2023 FEE |
|---|---|
| Divorce or annulment w/no children | $350.00 |
| Divorce or annulment w/children | $401.00 |
| Removal of disabilities of minority (emancipation) | $350.00 |
| Enforcement of a foreign decree or support order | $350.00 |
| Change of name (minor or adult) | $350.00 |
| Application for writ of habeas corpus (Child) | $350.00 |
| Adoption (adult) | $350.00 |
| Grandparent access | $350.00 |
| Foreign Judgment/Family | $350.00 |
| Transfer In/Family | $45.00 |
| Parent/child relationship (managing conservator) | $401.00 |
| Paternity/legitimation | $401.00 |
| Termination | $401.00 |
| Termination and adoption | $401.00 |
| Adoption (children) | $401.00 |
| CIVIL OTHER THAN FAMILY | 2023 FEE |
|---|---|
| Bill of review | $350.00 |
| Transfer In | $350.00 |
| Foreign judgment | $350.00 |
| Petition for interpleader | $350.00 |
| Expunction suit (plus $15.00 per agency) | $350.00 |
| Other civil suits | $350.00 |
| Civil Suit (with at least 11 but no more than 25 plaintiffs) | $375.00 |
| Civil Suit (with at least 26 but no more than 100 plaintiffs) | $400.00 |
| Civil Suit (with at least 101 but no more than 500 plaintiffs) | $425.00 |
| Civil Suit (with at least 501 but no more than 1,000 plaintiffs) | $450.00 |
| Civil Suit (with more than 1,000 plaintiffs) | $475.00 |
| Severance | $350.00 |
| Fraudulent Liens | $350.00 |
| ISSUANCE | 2023 FEE |
|---|---|
| Out of the county, out of state, private process or constable | $8.00 |
| Certified mail | $93.00 |
| Registered mail | $93.00 |
| Citation by posting at the courthouse door | $48.00 |
| Citation by publication by San Antonio Express-News | $93.00 |
| Citation by publication by The Hart Beat | $93.00 |
| Abstract of judgment, writ of execution | $8.00 |
| Subpoena ($10.00 cash tender), out of county/out of state/private process | $8.00 |
| Writ of withholding | $15.00 |
| Other out of county/out of state writs | $8.00 |
| Employers order to withhold income | $15.00 |
| Notice on a motion to stay (certified mail) | $97.00 |
| Other Citations | $93.00 |
| ISSUANCE & SERVICE THRU BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF | 2023 FEE |
|---|---|
| Writs of Possession | $283.00 |
| Writs of Attachment, Capias, and Sequestration | $283.00*** |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | $283.00 |
| Writ of Sequestration | $283.00 |
| Order of Sale | $283.00* |
| Other writs of enforcement of a judgment or to seize property | $283.00 |
| Injunctions | $93.00 |
| Writs of Garnishment | $133.00 |
| Citations and all other services not listed above | $93.00 |
| Writs of Execution | $283.00* |
| Subpoenas | $93.00 |
| Services by certified Mail, with restricted delivery, including postage | $93.00 |
| All other Services not listed above | $93.00 |
*Constable's commission on an Execution or an Order of Sale: First $10,000 a fee of 10%, an additional 5% of next $15,000, and an additional 2.5% of amounts more than $25,000. When money is collected by the constable without a sale, 1/2 of the above commission shall be allowed.
**Mental Health transports outside of the County which requires overnight stays are $568. Same-day transports are $251.
***Plus mileage at the business standard mileage rate set by the IRS for mileage required for an officer to perform service and to return from performing that service.
Writs of Possession, Writs of Execution, Writs of Sequestration, Writs of Attachment, Order of Sale, and Other Writs for enforcement of a judgment or to seize property will incur an additional $50.00 per hour per deputy after 2 hours.
| PLEADINGS | 2023 CIVIL FEE | 2023 FAMILY FEE |
|---|---|---|
| Motion for Contempt | $80.00 | $15.00 |
| Motion for New Trial | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Counterclaim - Cross Action - Third Party Action - Intervention - Interpleader - Notice Of Appeal | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Motion to Enforce | - | $30.00 |
| Motion to Modify (Including Spousal Maint.) | - | $30.00 |
| Motion to Modify & Enforce | - | $45.00 |
| Request for Writ of Withholding | - | $15.00 |
| Petition for License Suspension | - | $15.00 |
| Motion to Transfer | - | $15.00 |
| Motion to Revoke License Suspension | - | $15.00 |
| MISCELLANEOUS | 2023 FEE |
|---|---|
| Jury demand | $10.00 |
| Bond approval | $5.00 |
| Searching fee | $5.00 |
| Copies (each page) | $1.00 |
| Copies for service requested thru efiling (per page) | $1.00 |
| Certified Copy (each document, after copy fee) | $5.00 |
| E-mailed Copy (not imaged per page, with written request) | $1.00 |
| E-mailed Copy (imaged per page, with written request) | $1.00 |
Each additional page (after the first 10 pages) | $0.10 |
| Change of name certificate (divorce) | $10.00 |
| Unsealing file | $50.00 |
| Clerk's record (appeal) ($1.00 per page) | $5.00 |
| Certificate of Renewal | $5.00 |
| Petition for Non-Disclosure | $350.00 |
| Order of Non-Disclosure (Under 411.075, Gov't Code) | $28.00 |
Registry Fee:
Interest-bearing account: 10% of interest earned
Non-Interest bearing account: 5% of withdrawal up to $50.00
| PASSPORT | 2023 FEE |
|---|---|
| Passport Processing Fee (Charged on All Applications) | $35.00** |
| Passport Photo Fee (Optional) | $15.00* |
| Passport Book Fee (16 yrs of age and over) | $130.00* |
| Passport Book Fee (15 yrs of age and under) | $100.00* |
| Passport Card Fee (16 yrs of age and over) | $30.00 |
| Passport Card Fee (15 yrs of age and under) | $15.00 |
| Optional Expedited Service Fee | $60.00* |
| Renewal of unexpired (or within 2 years of expiration) passports | $130.00* |
| Optional four passport pictures taken with our camera | $15.00** |
| 1-2 Day Delivery Fee | $19.53 |
| File Search Fee | $150.00 |
* Payable to U.S. Department of State (cashier’s check or money order only)
** Payable to Bexar County District Clerk