Local Government Tools

Sheriffs' & Constables' 2008 Fees

DALLAS COUNTY

Notices:

  
Subpoenas$60.00
Summons$60.00
Writ of Garnishment$110.00
Writ of Sequestration$110.00
Order of Sale$110.00
Writ of Possession$130.00
after 3 hours, per hour/per deputy$36.00
Writ of Execution$110.00
Other Writs not specifically listed$110.00
For Executing each Mental Illness Warrant$120.00

Service Fees:

  
Small Claims Citation$60.00
Justice Court Citation$60.00

Other Service Fees:

  
Temporary Restraining Order $60.00
Simultaneous Execution or Attempted Execution of Temporary Restraining Order & Notice in Domestic Relations Court Cases$75.00
For Bailiff Services rendered by a deputy sheriff or reserve deputy sheriff, a one-time fee in each case before the court in: County Court
District Court
$35.00
$60.00
Said bailiff fee shall be deposited to a bailiff fee special fund or account & shall be used exclusively to reimburse the County for costs expended in providing bailiffs as a judicial support service.Commissions for collecting money on an Execution of Order of Sale when the collection is made by a sale: for the first $10,000 or portion thereof, 10 percent; & for amounts over the first $10,000, 1 percent commissions per sale limited to $2,800 plus costs, and deputy hours worked in excess of 20 hours at a rate of $36 per hour.When the money is collected by the sheriff or constable without a sale, half of the above rates, limited to $1,400 plus costs, shall be allowed. Commission calculations should include judgment, interest and attorney fees collected while excluding any court costs.Impounding & boarding of livestock: Impounding small
large
$25.00
$75.00
Boarding (per day) small
large
$4.00
$8.00

Sheriff's Office Fees:

  
Vehicle Storage$25.00
Vehicle Storage Garage Keeper$15.00
Clearance Letter$35.00
Bond I.D. Card$10.00
Posting Notices$20.00
Fingerprint Card$5.00
Mug Shot (new photo)$5.00

Address: County Clerk, Records Building, 509 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75202, phone 214-653-7945.