Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Carole Keeton Rylander Comptroller of Public Accounts P.O. Box 13528 Austin, Texas 78711-3528

Re: Whether the Comptroller must continue to pay monthly installment payments to a county that has stopped, midyear, collecting the fee authorized by section 51.702 of the Government Code, and related question (RQ-0251-JC)

Dear Comptroller Rylander:

Section 51.702 of the Government Code authorizes a county to collect designated filing fees and court costs to fund salary increases for statutory county court-at-law judges. See Tex.…