Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.353 · Subchapter H. NOTICE AND DISPOSITION OF RECORDS FOLLOWING EXPUNCTION ORDER
DISPOSITION OF EXPUNGED RECORDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Except as provided by Articles 55A.354 and 55A.357, on receipt of an expunction order issued under Subchapter E or F, each official or agency or other governmental entity listed in the order shall:
(1) as appropriate:
(A) return all records and files that are subject to the expunction order to the court; or
(B) in cases other than those described by Articles 55A.202 and 55A.203, if removal is impracticable, obliterate all portions of the record or file that identify the person who is the subject of the order and notify the court of the action; and
(2) delete from the listed entity's 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.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 8, eff. September 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. 55A.202PARDON FOR ACTUAL INNOCENCE.Printed as Articles 55A.202 and 55A.203
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.203CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS.Printed as Articles 55A.202 and 55A.203
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.354DISPOSITION OF RECORDS EXPUNGED DUE TO MISTAKEN IDENTITY.Printed as Articles 55A.354 and 55A.357
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.357RETENTION OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTION RECORDS.Printed as Articles 55A.354 and 55A.357
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