What the Collin County Justice of the Peace charges to file an eviction or a small claims case, what the constable charges to serve it, and how to ask the court to waive the fees. Cases are heard in the Collin County Justice Courts.
This is a floor, not a total. It adds up only the components this county actually publishes — the missing pieces below will push it higher. Attorney fees, if you use one, are on top of this and are not included.
Everything the clerk charges on an eviction or small claims case in Collin County. A dash means the county does not publish that figure — we would rather show you a gap than a guess.
| Fee | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eviction filing — possession + rent claim | $54 | The Texas justice court filing fee: $21 state consolidated fee plus $33 local consolidated fee. Fixed by statute at $54 in all 254 counties since January 1, 2022 (S.B. 41). Counties have no discretion over it, and it is the same whether or not you also claim unpaid rent. |
| Eviction filing — possession only | $54 | Texas does not charge less for a possession-only eviction. The filing fee is the same $54 either way. |
| Appearance fee — eviction defendant | — | We found no Texas justice court charging a defendant a fee to file an answer. |
| Appearance fee — small claims defendant | — | No defendant answer fee was found in Texas justice courts. |
| Jury demand — 12 jurors | $22 | Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 504.1. Uniform statewide. |
| Jury demand — 6 jurors | — | Texas does not publish a separate six-juror fee. |
| Jury demand — small claims | $22 | The same $22 jury fee applies in small claims. |
| Mediation fee | — | |
| E-filing surcharge | — |
The filing fee is not the whole bill. Somebody has to serve the defendant, and in Texas the constable sets that price county by county — it is the most variable number on this page. Across the Texas counties we have verified, constable service runs from $75 to $173 per defendant, and executing the writ of possession from $155 to $275.
A flat $75.00 to serve a standard citation. This is the lowest constable service fee we have found in Texas.
Not itemized on the constable fee page.
Source: Collin County Constable civil process fees. Checked July 30, 2026.
Texas courts will waive court fees, costs, and charges for people below certain income levels, under Tex. R. Civ. P. 502.3 and Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 502.3. There is one statewide form — you do not need a Collin County version of it.
| The court waives | If your available income is |
|---|---|
| Full | You file a sworn Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs and no one successfully contests it. Justice courts use Rule 502.3, which is related to but textually separate from Rule 145 used in district and county courts. |
Unlike Illinois, Texas justice courts do not appear to offer partial or tiered waivers — Rule 502.3 reads as all-or-nothing. We were unable to reach the Texas Judicial Branch's own current rule text to confirm that directly, so treat the absence of a partial option as probable rather than settled, and ask the clerk.
Fee waiver information verified July 30, 2026 against the Illinois General Assembly statute text and the Illinois Courts approved-forms library. We report what the statute and the form say. We cannot tell you whether you qualify — that is the court's decision.
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Texas is the opposite of Illinois. The justice court filing fee is fixed at $54 in all 254 counties by state statute, and no county may change it. What does vary — by a factor of more than two — is what the constable charges to serve the papers and to carry out the eviction. That is the number to check before you file.
Texas has no county fee schedules for justice court filing. The single $54 fee applies statewide. Constable service fees are set separately by each county's Commissioners Court under Tex. Loc. Gov't Code §118.131, capped only at the cost of providing the service and adjustable once a year with a January 1 effective date.
Statutory backbone: Tex. Loc. Gov't Code §§133.151(a-1), 135.103 — State and Local Consolidated Civil Fees — justice court. S.B. 41, 87th Legislature (2021), effective January 1, 2022. S.B. 41 collapsed dozens of separate justice court filing fees into a single $21 state consolidated fee plus a $33 local consolidated fee, and removed county discretion over the amount. Any Texas county page still showing a $46 filing fee predates that change and is out of date. Statute text checked July 30, 2026.
Compiled and verified by David Scott. We re-check every source document monthly and re-read any county whose schedule has changed. If the clerk quotes you something different from what is on this page, tell us and we will fix it. Read the full methodology.