Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 55A.201 — TRIAL COURT ACQUITTAL

CR § 55A.201Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 55A. EXPUNCTION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS · Art. E. PROCEDURES FOR AUTOMATIC ENTRY OF EXPUNCTION ORDER

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(a)At the request of the acquitted person and after notice to the state, or at the request of the attorney representing the state with the consent of the acquitted person, an expunction order shall be entered, not later than the 30th day after the date of the acquittal, for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.002 by:

(1)the trial court presiding over the case in which the person was acquitted, if the court is:

(A)a district court;

(B)a justice court; or

(C)a municipal court of record; or

(2)a district court in the county in which the trial court is located.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.