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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 55A.402 — OFFENSE FOR VIOLATION OF EXPUNCTION ORDER

CR § 55A.402Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 55A. EXPUNCTION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS · Art. I. EFFECT OF EXPUNCTION ORDER

Statute text

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)learns of an arrest while an officer or employee of the state or of any agency or other entity of the state or any political subdivision of the state;
(2)knows of an order expunging the records and files relating to that arrest; and
(3)knowingly releases, disseminates, or otherwise uses the records or files.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to return or to obliterate identifying portions of a record or file ordered expunged under this chapter.
(c)An offense under this article is a Class B misdemeanor.

Legislative history

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

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.402 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.