Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.257 · Subchapter F. GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR SEEKING ENTRY OF EXPUNCTION ORDER
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY FILE PETITION ON PERSON'S BEHALF.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The director of the Department of Public Safety or the director's authorized representative may file on behalf of a person described by Article 55A.251 or 55A.256 an ex parte petition for expunction in a district court for the county in which:
(1) the person 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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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.55A.htm
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