Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.205 · Subchapter E. PROCEDURES FOR AUTOMATIC ENTRY OF EXPUNCTION ORDER
REQUIRED CONTENT OF EXPUNCTION ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In an expunction order entered under Article 55A.202 or 55A.203, the court shall:
(1) provide a listing of each official, agency, or other entity of this state or political subdivision of this state and each private entity that there is reason to believe has any record or file that is subject to the order; and
(2) require that:
(A) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice send to the court any documents delivered to the department under Section 8(a), Article 42.09; and
(B) the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice delete or redact, as appropriate, from their public records all index references to the records and files that are subject to the expunction order.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.55A.htm
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Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.09COMMENCEMENT OF SENTENCE; STATUS DURING APPEAL; PEN PACKET.Printed as Article 42.09
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.202PARDON FOR ACTUAL INNOCENCE.Printed as Article 55A.202 or 55A.203
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.203CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS.Printed as Article 55A.202 or 55A.203
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