1 Tex. Admin. Code § 159.257 · Subchapter F. DISPOSITION OF CASE
Disposition of Criminal Charges and Expunction of Records
Text — rules in effect on 10/05/2026 (the portal's queryAsDate on the official listing links), fetched 2026-10-05T11:00:47Z
(a) Except for acquittal of a criminal charge as provided by § 524.015(b) or § 724.048(c) of the Texas Transportation Code, the disposition or expunction of a criminal charge relating to an arrest that forms the basis of the ALR proceeding does not affect a driver's license suspension or bar any matter in issue in an ALR proceeding.
(b) The records of ALR proceedings at SOAH are subject to expunction only upon receipt by SOAH of a judicial court order of expunction that complies with the requirements of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 55.06.
(c) A judicial court order of expunction based on the dismissal, and not the acquittal, of criminal charges does not require or authorize SOAH to expunge records relating to the ALR proceeding.
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Source Note
The provisions of this §159.257 adopted to be effective August 4, 2024, 49 TexReg 5758.
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