HARRIS COUNTY CIVIL PROCESS SERVICE FEES
(For Service Within Harris County)
Effective January 1, 2009

Process Fee   Process Fee

ANY OTHER PROCESS:

$75.00

 

NOTICE:

$65.00

ATTACHMENT:

$100.00

 

OUT OF STATE AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE

$10.00

CERTIORARI:

$75.00

 

POSSESSION:

$125.00

CIVIL CAPIAS:

$75.00

 

POSTING OF CITATION:

$65.00

CITATION:

$65.00

 

PRECEPT:

$65.00

CITATION-Tax Suit-Harris County:

$75.00

 

PUBLICATION OF CITATION:

$65.00

CITATION-Tax Suit-Out of County:

$75.00

 

REPLEVY BOND:

$20.00

COMMITMENT:

$75.00

 

RESTRAINING ORDER:

$75.00

CONSTABLE SALE POSTING (EA):

$20.00

 

SCIRE FACIAS:

$75.00

DEED OR BILL OF SALE (EA):

$30.00

 

SEQUESTRATION:

$75.00

DELIVERY BOND:

$20.00

 

SHOW CAUSE:

$65.00

DEPOSITION SUBPOENA:

$65.00

 

SMALL CLAIMS:

$65.00

DISTRESS WARRANT:

$75.00

 

SUBPOENA:

$65.00

EXECUTION:

$75.00

 

SUMMONS:

$65.00

EXECUTION AND ORDER OF SALE:

$75.00

 

SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT:

$65.00

FINGERPRINTING:

$10.00

 

TAX RESALE-Sold or Cancelled

$200.00

FORCIBLE (EVICTION):

$65.00

  TAX SALE-Sold or Cancelled

$400.00

GARNISHMENT:

$75.00

 

TAX WARRANT

$400.00

GUARDIANSHIP APPLICATION:

$65.00

 

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER:

$75.00

HABEAS CORPUS:

$75.00

  TRUSTEE SALE POSTING (EA):

$20.00

INJUNCTION:

$75.00

 

TURNOVER ORDER:

$75.00

LOCAL BACKGROUND CHECK:

$10.00

 

TURNOVER ORDER WITH LEVY FOR RECEIVER:

$200.00

LETTER ON ABOVE CHECK:

$2.00/PAGE

  WRIT OF REENTRY:

$125.00

 


Service fees shall be charged for multiple parties or process for each party.
Sales of real property including multiple tracts shall be charged the corresponding type of sale fee for each tract or parcel.
Constable's commission on an execution or an order of sale, in addition to the fees above, when the same is made by a sale,
 for the first One Hundred Dollars ($100) or less, ten percent (10%); for the second One Hundred Dollars ($100), seven percent (7%);
 for all sums over Two Hundred Dollars ($200) and not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1000), four percent (4%);
 for all sums over One Thousand Dollars ($1000) and not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5000) two percent (2%);
 for all sums over Five Thousand Dollars ($5000), one percent (1%).
When the money is collected by the Constable without a sale, one-half (1/2) of the above commission shall be allowed.  Tax sales held are not subject to any additional commission.
The fees described as "Tax Sale-Sold or Cancelled" and "Tax Resale-Sold or Cancelled" shall include fees and commissions necessary to effectuate a sale (including all required notices, constable sale posting, preparation of a tax deed, additional tax deeds will be charged at a rate of $30.00 each for preparation and/or review) and execution and order of sale fees,
if any, regardless of whether the sale takes place or is cancelled.

 

CHECKS FOR SERVICE SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO: CONSTABLES OF HARRIS COUNTY

FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF HARRIS COUNTY THE ABOVE FEES ALONG WITH THE FEE SCHEDULE TITLED
"HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLES EXPENSE FOR OUT OF COUNTY PROCESS/WRITS OF ATTACHMENT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009"

SHALL BE COMBINED.