Tex. Fam. Code § 58.257 · Subchapter C-1. SEALING AND DESTRUCTION OF JUVENILE RECORDS
HEARING REGARDING SEALING OF RECORDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A hearing regarding the sealing of a person's records must be held not later than the 60th day after the date the court receives the person's application under Section 58.256.
(b) The court shall give reasonable notice of a hearing under this section to:
(1) the person who is the subject of the records;
(2) the person's attorney who made the application for sealing on behalf of the person, if any;
(3) the prosecuting attorney for the juvenile court;
(4) all entities named in the application that the person believes possess eligible records related to the person; and
(5) any individual or entity whose presence at the hearing is requested by the person or prosecutor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.58.htm
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