Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 55A.401 — EFFECT OF FINAL EXPUNCTION ORDER

CR § 55A.401Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 55A. EXPUNCTION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS · Art. I. EFFECT OF EXPUNCTION ORDER

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When an expunction order issued under Subchapter E or F is final:

(1)the release, maintenance, dissemination, or use of the expunged records and files for any purpose is prohibited;

(2)except as provided by Subdivision (3), the person arrested may deny the occurrence of the arrest and the existence of the expunction order; and

(3)the person arrested or any other person, when questioned under oath in a criminal proceeding about an arrest for which the records have been expunged, may state only that the matter in question has been expunged.

Legislative history

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