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Tex. Fam. Code § 232.014 (2026)

Fee By Licensing Authority

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Sec. 232.014. FEE BY LICENSING AUTHORITY. (a) A licensing authority may charge a fee to an individual who is the subject of an order suspending license or of an action of a child support agency under Section 232.0135 to deny issuance or renewal of license in an amount sufficient to recover the administrative costs incurred by the authority under this chapter.

(b) A fee collected by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund. A fee collected by the Department of Public Safety shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 85, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 93, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 3C.03, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2009–2010 · leading case: Smith v. Abbott, 311 S.W.3d 62 (Tex. App. 2010).

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Smith v. Abbott, 311 S.W.3d 62 (Tex. App. 2010). “Upon payment of any fee required by the licensing agency under Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 232.014 , the agency shall issue the affected license to BRIAN CHARLES SMITH if he is otherwise qualified for the license.”

Brian Charles Smith Robert Hammond, David Talton & John Collins, Individually, & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Greg Abbott, in His Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas Cathleen Parsley, in Her Off. Capacity as Chief Admin. Law Judge, State Off. of Admin. Hearings & Alicia Key, in Her Off. Capacity (Tex. App. 2009). “Upon payment of any fee required by the licensing agency under Tex. Fam Code Ann. § 232.014 , the agency shall issue the affected license to BRIAN CHARLES SMITH if he is otherwise qualified for the license.”

Brian Charles Smith Robert Hammond, David Talton & John Collins, Individually, & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Greg Abbott, in His Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas Cathleen Parsley, in Her Off. Capacity as Chief Admin. Law Judge, State Off. of Admin. Hearings & Alicia Key, in Her Off. Capacity (Tex. App. 2010). “Upon payment of any fee required by the licensing agency under Tex. Fam Code Ann. § 232.014 , the agency shall issue the affected license to BRIAN CHARLES SMITH if he is otherwise qualified for the license.”

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