Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.251 · Subchapter F. GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR SEEKING ENTRY OF EXPUNCTION ORDER
FILING OF PETITION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person who is entitled to expunction of records and files under Article 55A.002, 55A.004, or 55A.005 or Subchapter B, or a person who is eligible for expunction of records and files under Article 55A.101, may, subject to Article 55A.252, file an ex parte petition for expunction in a district court for the county in which:
(1) the petitioner was arrested; or
(2) the offense was alleged to have occurred.
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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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.002FOLLOWING TRIAL COURT ACQUITTAL.Printed as Article 55A.002, 55A.004, or 55A.005
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.004PARDON FOR REASON OTHER THAN ACTUAL INNOCENCE.Printed as Article 55A.002, 55A.004, or 55A.005
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.005UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN.Printed as Article 55A.002, 55A.004, or 55A.005
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.101APPELLATE COURT ACQUITTAL OR RECOMMENDATION OF ATTORNEY REPRESENTING STATE.Printed as Article 55A.101
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.252FILING CERTAIN PETITIONS IN JUSTICE OR MUNICIPAL COURT.Printed as Article 55A.252
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.251. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.253CONTENTS OF PETITION.Printed as Article 55A.251, 55A.252, or 55A.257
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.255ENTRY OF EXPUNCTION ORDER.Printed as Article 55A.251, 55A.252, or 55A.257
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.257DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY FILE PETITION ON PERSON'S BEHALF.Printed as Article 55A.251 or 55A.256
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.258EXPUNCTION ON BEHALF OF DECEASED PERSON.Printed as Article 55A.251 or 55A.252
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