The Accounting Section is one of the financial sections of the District Clerk’s Office. They audit and balance the payment of fees through the District Clerk’s Office on a daily basis. These include: filing fees, certified copy fees, constables’ fees, etc.

The Court costs are to be paid through the Accounting Section of the District Clerks’ Office and not in person. Click to search court costs.

Only court cost are to be sent to the District Clerk’s Office. Tax Master Fees must be sent directly to the appropriate Tax Master. Contact the Tax Master’s Office at (713) 368-6510 for more information.

When court cost amounts are given on any suit, the amount due is for that given point in time. Court costs are subject to change at any time. No interest is accumulated on court costs.

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Refunds are batch processed at the end of each month. You should expect to receive your refund check six to ten weeks from the end of the month the refund was processed within.

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If your property was sold in a tax sale in Harris County and you want to check to see if we are holding any excess proceeds resulting from that sale, you may click here to search for this information. If all you have is the name of the owner, please call 713-755-7899 and give that information to the operator to get your cause number. Once you have the cause number, simply enter the cause number on the search page and review the Transaction Search Results. If you see a TXE Type of Action noted, click on the associated Trans number and review the amount noted in the Tax Escrow field. Whatever amount is noted in this field is the amount of excess proceeds that we currently have on file.

Once the District Clerk’s Office receives the excess proceeds from a tax sale, a certified letter will be sent to the defendant within 31 days of receipt. To release the money, we must have a court order signed and dated by the presiding judge. The payor’s name, address the amount of money as well as the person to whom the check is to be made payable must also be provided within the order. You should expect to receive a check six to ten weeks from the date the order was received in our office.

You may obtain an order to release excess proceeds by hiring an attorney or by going to any law library to obtain information on how to prepare an order. The Harris County Law Library is located at 1019 Congress, 17th floor.

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THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE WILL ACCEPT CHECKS FROM THE FOLLOWING:

• Attorneys with a Texas State Bar Number Card. Attorneys who are licensed out of state must provide a copy of their bar card and a copy of their state-issued ID.
• Law firms
• Bondsmen licensed in the State of Texas
• Banks located in the United States
• Major insurance companies and major corporations
• Title companies located in the United States
• Any corporation or company with a Harris County address on the check
• Certified checks, money orders, cashier’s checks and traveler’s checks dated within 90 days are accepted.
• Temporary checks are accepted from attorneys with a Texas State Bar Number Card or law firms.

THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING:

• Sight drafts of any nature
• Individuals who are on the insufficient check list or who have had a history of writing insufficient checks
• Payments drawn on out-of-country banks
• Payments that have been altered
• Post-dated payments
• Third party payments
• Checks that are not signed
• Checks with different numerical and literal amounts noted

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An insufficient check or a stop payment must be redeemed immediately with two money orders or cashier’s checks.

• One for the amount of the check.
• Another for the bank service fee of $30.00 or a stop payment fee of $25.00.

You may also make the check good by paying cash. Bring cash payment to the Accounting Section located at:

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You will not be able to present checks payable to the District Clerk until your account is cleared and check-writing privileges have been reinstated.

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