2023 Noncompliance Fees
Local Government code Section 191.007(h)
The filing fee or recording fee for each page of a legal paper that is presented for filing or recording to a county clerk and fails to meet one or more of the requirements prescribed by subsection (b) through (g) is equal to twice the regular filing fee or recording fee provided by statue for that page.
Local Government code Section 11.003(a)(1)(2)
An instrument executed after December 31, 1981, conveying an interest in real property may not be recorded unless: (1) a mailing address of each grantee appears in the instrument or in a separate writing signed by the grantor or grantee and attached to the instrument; or (2) a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of $25.00 or twice the statutory recording fee for the instrument is paid.
In Compliance Chapter/Sec First page Additional Page
Filing Fee Filing Fee
Regular filing fees ch 118.011 LGC $26.00 $4.00
Noncompliance Chapter/Sec First Page Additional Page
Filing Fee Filing Fee
No wider than 8 1/2
inches and no longer
than 14 inches ch 191.007(b)(1) LGC $30.00 $8.00
Paper must have
sufficient weight so it will
not smear or bleed through ch 191.007(b)(2) LGC $30.00 $8.00
Type print must not be
smaller than 8 point ch 191.007(b)(3) LGC $30.00 $8.00
Heading must be clearly
identified and at the top
of the first page ch 191.007(c) LGC $30.00 $8.00
Printing, typing, and
handwriting must be
clearly legible ch 191.007(d) LGC $30.00 $8.00
Names must be printed
under signatures ch 191.007(e) LGC $30.00 $8.00
All reproductions must
have black printing,
typing, or handwriting ch 191.007(f) LGC $30.00 $8.00
Riders or attachments
must not be oversized ch 191.007(g) LGC $30.00 $8.00
Grantee's mailing ch 11.003(a)(2) LGC $25.00