Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 157.315 - Recording and Indexing Lien(a) On receipt of a child support lien notice, the county clerk shall immediately record the notice in the county judgment records as provided in Chapter 52, Property Code.(b) The county clerk may not charge the Title IV-D agency, a domestic relations office, a friend of the court, or any other party a fee for recording the notice of a lien. To qualify for this exemption, the lien notice must be styled "Notice of Child Support Lien" or be in the form authorized by federal law or regulation.(c) The county clerk may not charge the Title IV-D agency, a domestic relations office, or a friend of the court a fee for recording the release of a child support lien. The lien release must be styled "Release of Child Support Lien."Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 23, eff. 9/1/2001.Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999Amended By Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 769, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.