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I know, you're shocked: Texas fines, fees, court costs went up in 2009

Just in from the Comptroller:Court Costs, Fees and Fines for Justice, County, and District Courts: Summary of legislative changes made by the 81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2009 (pdf)Let's run through a few highlights from this rather dry document:As usual, what we see here is for the most part a one-way ratchet: Only new fees are created and costs only ever go up. Fees charged for documents and routine job functions of the courts are increasing. (The only notable exception to that trend is the allowance for waiver of a fee for expunction related to an acquittal.)There's a new fee for being arrested:WARRANT FEE: A defendant convicted of a felony or misdemeanor shall pay $50 for a law enforcement agency?s execution of an issued arrest warrant, capias or capias pro fine, if the agency requests the court, not later than the 15th day after the date of execution, to impose the fee...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 21, 2009 (boomark / email).