Sec. 437.217.  EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY PERSONNEL.  (a)  A member of the National Guard on federal active duty, or a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty, who is preparing to be deployed to serve in a hostile fire zone as designated by the United States secretary of defense is exempt from paying the following state or local governmental fees the member incurs because of the deployment to arrange the member's personal affairs:
(1)  fees for obtaining copies of:
(A)  a birth certificate;
(B)  a recorded marriage license;
(C)  a divorce decree;
(D)  a child support order;
(E)  guardianship documents; and
(F)  property tax records;
(2)  fees for issuing a marriage license or duplicate marriage license; and
(3)  fees for transferring title to real or personal property.
(b)  The governmental entity responsible for collecting a fee described by Subsection (a) may rely on a letter issued by the commander of the service member's unit for purposes of providing an exemption under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.