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Sheriffs' & Constables' 2008 Fees

BROWN COUNTY

Notices:

  
Subpoenas85.00
Summons85.00
Writ of Attachment (Person) - must come from Sheriff Dept. of issuing county150.00
(Person to which attached person is to be
released must be within one mile unless
attached person is going to jail. If Writ is
issued out of another county, if the person
is to be arrested. Writ must come from their
Sheriff Dept., so the other county will be
responsible for prisoner pickup from our
jail if they cannot post bond.)
 
Writ of Attachment (property)
(plus any cost incurred)
150.00
Writ of Garnishment150.00
Writ of Sequestration
(plus any cost incurred)
150.00
Writ of Possession
(plus any cost incurred)
150.00
Orders of Sale
(plus any cost incurred, plus commission)
150.00
Orders of Sale (collecting money
w/o sale; plus any cost incurred,
plus 1/2 commission)
150.00
Writ of Execution -Nulla Bono
Return
100.00
Writ of Execution - collecting money
w/o sale (plus any cost incurred;
plus 1/2 commission.)
150.00
Forcible Detainer85.00
Writ of Re-entry150.00
Turnover Order150.00
All other writs not specified150.00
(All Writs and/or Orders involving the Seizure of Property or Persons, Sale of Property, etc., but not limited to each writ of attachment, writ of garnishment, writ of sequestration, writ of possession, order of sale, writ of execution, writ of re-entry, turnover order, injunction, distress warrant, tax warrants or writ not otherwise provided for or the Enforcement of a Judgment that exceeds 30 minutes in the execution or enforcement of such writ/order will be assessed an additional fee per officer of $35.00 per hour for each hour or portion thereof. When property/person is seized as a result of executing any court order including, but not limited to, each writ of attachment, writ of sequestration, writ of possession, order of sale, writ of execution, writ of re-entry, turnover order, injunction, distress warrant, tax warrants or writ not otherwise provided for, but there is no sale or collection, an extra fee of $60.00 shall be charged. Writs/Orders must specifically state disposition of property/person or to whom the property/person is to be released.) 

Service Fees:

  
Citations (All Courts - any type)85.00

Other Service Fees:

  
County & District Citations85.00
Posting Trustee Notice85.00
Distress Warrant85.00
Injunction150.00
Delinquent Tax Suit85.00
Show Cause85.00
Notice of Hearing85.00
Restraining Orders85.00
Citation by Publication
(plus publication cost)
85.00
Posting any other Notice
each location
85.00
Citation by certified mail
(plus cost of mailing)
85.00
Sheriff's Deed/Bill Sale85.00
Replacement Deed/Bill of Sale
not recorded
25.00
Replacement Proof of Service,
Attempted Service, Affidavit of Substitute Service
10.00
Notice of Sale
(plus publication cost, etc.)
85.00
Mental/Alcohol/Drug Commitment85.00
Concealed Handgun Check
(Brady Bill), per name
10.00
Clearance letter for going out of the country, per name25.00
Civil Standby (after 30 minutes, per
deputy/per hour or portion thereof)
35.00
Fingerprinting for the public
per person
15.00
Local records check, per name5.00
Copy of offense report,
same calendar year, first page
each additional page
1.00
0.25
Copy of Accident report6.00
Copy Open Records Request,
same calendar year, first page
each additional page
1.00
0.25
Research Archives Fee for prior calendar years, per hour for search plus copy fee listed for offense report
(If Located)
If not Located, per hour for search
20.00
10.00
Copy of Sheriff's Log or documents not listed, per hour for search (plus copy fee listed for offense report)10.00
Mug Shot5.00
Picture on disk5.00
Copy of Video Tape (each)55.00
Video print picture (each)5.00
35 mm picture (each) 5.00
Housing Inmates:
      In-County Holding Class C Misdemeanants
(per day, per head, plus any medical expenses)
25.00
      Out-of-County Prisoners (per day, per head, plus any medical expenses)45.00
      Other Counties/Agencies overcrowding reasons (per day, per head, plus any medical expenses)50.00
(NOTE: any portion of a day = a day) 
Miscellaneous fees not listed$ 75.00
Miscellaneous fees not listed - hourly
rate per Deputy/per hour
$35.00

Estray Fees:

  
Advertising fees - cost of newspaper ad 
Catching/loading:
Large livestock, each animal, per head
(bull, cow, horse, donkey/mule, or
flightless bird), if contained in pen,
50'x50' or smaller, first hour
$50.00
Small livestock, each animal
(goat, sheep, hog, etc.), if contained
in pen 50'x50' or smaller,
first hour, per head
$25.00
Penning Fee:
Livestock penned on site,
  Large livestock, each animal
    (bull, cow, horse,
    donkey/mule, or flightless
     bird), if in pasture or roadway,
     first hour, per head
$75.00
  Small livestock, each animal
     (goat, sheep, hog, etc.), if in
    pasture or roadway,
    first hour, per head
$40.00

All Estray Fees above:

  
For every subsequent hour
or fraction thereof, each animal,
per head, per hour
$25.00
If horse or dog is required
to catch Estray, in addition to
above Estray fees
$100.00
Hauling Fee:
  Large livestock, each animal
     (bull, cow, horse, donkey/mule,
    or flightless bird.)
    Per mile rate set by auditor.
(varies)
  Small livestock, each animal
     (goat, sheep, hog, etc.)
     Per mile rate set by auditor.
(varies)
Boarding Fee (per day/per head):
  Large livestock, each animal,
     (bull, cow, horse, donkey/mule,
     or flightless bird)
$10.00
  Small livestock, each animal,
     (goat, sheep, hog, etc.)
$5.00
Estray Return/Delivery Charge
per head
$50.00
Estray Collection Fee for
each call or each animal, as
required by the State
$25.00

Address: County Clerk, 200 South Broadway, Room 101, Brownwood, Texas 76801, phone 325-643-2594.