Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

THEATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS Honorable Doug Crouch Opinion No. C-295 District Attorney Tarrant County Re: In a mental health case, Fort Worth, Texas can the trial judge prop- erly direct the patient and his family not to pay the $5.00 statutory judge's fee listed on the cost bill for such case and related Dear Mr. Crouch: question. You have requested the opinion of this office in regard to the following two questions concerning costs in a mental health case: "(1) In a mental health case, can the trial judge properly direct the patient and his family not to pay the $5.00 statutory judge's fee…