Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.351 · Subchapter H. NOTICE AND DISPOSITION OF RECORDS FOLLOWING EXPUNCTION ORDER
NOTICE OF EXPUNCTION ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) When an expunction order issued under Subchapter E or F is final, the clerk of the court shall send a copy of the order to the Crime Records Service of the Department of Public Safety, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, and to each official or agency or other governmental entity of this state or of any political subdivision of this state listed in the order.
(b) The copy of the order must be sent by secure electronic mail, electronic transmission, or facsimile transmission or otherwise by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(b-1) A state or local agency with an e-mail address that is identified under Article 55A.253 or 55A.256 must accept a copy of an expunction order that is provided in an electronic format by the clerk of the court.
(b-2) The clerk of the court may not charge a fee to electronically transmit a copy of the expunction order to an official or agency or other governmental entity for which an e-mail address or other means of electronic transmission is provided in the applicable petition or application.
(b-3) The clerk of the court shall charge a fee of $25 for each official, agency, or other governmental entity that is listed in the applicable petition or application and that is unable to receive an electronic transmission under Subsection (b-2).
(c) In sending the order under Subsection (a) to a governmental entity listed in the order, the clerk may elect to substitute hand delivery for certified mail, but the clerk must receive a receipt for that hand-delivered order.
(d) Any returned receipts received by the clerk from copies of the order shall be maintained in the file on the proceedings under Article 55A.356(b).
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.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.253CONTENTS OF PETITION.Printed as Article 55A.253 or 55A.256
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.256APPLICATION FOR EXPUNCTION BASED ON MISTAKEN IDENTITY.Printed as Article 55A.253 or 55A.256
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.356INSPECTION AND DISPOSITION OF COURT'S RECORDS CONCERNING EXPUNCTION.Printed as Article 55A.356(b)
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