# The bill determines that a lawyer does not have to pay court costs (case fees) when collecting in court their fees, which are payment for their work.

- Bill: PL 4538/2021
- Subject: [Labor and Rights](https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/assunto/trabalho-e-direitos/)
- Latest vote: February 18, 2025
- Page: https://votodeverdade.com.br/en/projeto/2158510/
- Official text: https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=1614286 (The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.)

## Summary

The bill determines that a lawyer does not have to pay court costs (case fees) when collecting in court their fees, which are payment for their work. To do so, it changes Law No. 13.105 of 2015.

## Key points

- Exempts lawyers from paying court costs in the enforcement of fees
- Changes Law No. 13.105 of 2015

## Votes

- February 18, 2025: approved, vote type: symbolic (no vote recorded for each deputy). The Federal Senate substitute text to Bill No. 8.954 of 2017 was approved.

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