Opinion No.

The Honorable Bruce Isaacks Denton County Criminal District Attorney Post Office Box 2850 Denton, Texas 76202

Re: Whether the $37 filing fee authorized by House Bill 11, Seventy-ninth Legislature, Second Called Session, may be collected in bond forfeiture matters (RQ-0491-GA)

Dear Mr. Isaacks:

You seek an interpretation of House Bill 11, Seventy-ninth Legislature, Second Called Session, which adopted a $37 filing fee in civil suits1 and a $4 fee on conviction in criminal cases to fund increases in judges' compensation. See Act of Aug. 9, 2006, 79th Leg., 2d C.S., ch. 3, 2006 Tex. Gen. Laws 34,…