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An administrative order of the Hays County Courts at Law requiring the sealing of civil nondisclosure case files upon the granting of a nondisclosure petition, so that the existence of the sealed criminal case is not revealed, under Chapter 411 of the Texas Government Code.
Applies to civil nondisclosure proceedings before the Hays County Courts at Law. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Administrative Order Regarding Sealing of Nondisclosure Proceedings (Hays County Courts at Law), applying in all civil nondisclosure proceedings. The Courts recognize that the purpose of an order of nondisclosure under Chapter 411 of the Texas Government Code is to protect individuals from the harmful dissemination of certain criminal history information, and that leaving a separate civil case file related to a nondisclosure petition unsecured and publicly accessible undermines that purpose by revealing the existence of a sealed criminal case. IT IS ORDERED that upon a Court's granting of a petition for nondisclosure, the Clerk of the Court shall seal the civil nondisclosure file, together with the further procedures set out in the order to preserve the confidentiality of the nondisclosure proceeding.
Administrative Order Regarding Sealing of Nondisclosure Proceedings (Hays County Courts at Law), applying in all civil nondisclosure proceedings. The Courts recognize that the purpose of an order of nondisclosure under Chapter 411 of the Texas Government Code is to protect individuals from the harmful dissemination of certain criminal history information, and that leaving a separate civil case fil
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Bound to Hays County.
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.