Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 55A.252 — FILING CERTAIN PETITIONS IN JUSTICE OR MUNICIPAL COURT

CR § 55A.252Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 55A. EXPUNCTION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS · Art. F. GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR SEEKING ENTRY OF EXPUNCTION ORDER

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If the arrest for which expunction is sought is for an offense punishable by fine only, a person who is entitled to expunction of records and files under Article 55A.002, 55A.003, 55A.004, or 55A.005 or Subchapter B, or a person who is eligible for expunction of records and files under Article 55A.101(a) may file an ex parte petition for expunction in a justice court or a municipal court of record in the county in which:

(1)the petitioner was arrested; or

(2)the offense was alleged to have occurred.

Legislative history

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