Texas Family Code
§ 58.253 — SEALING RECORDS WITHOUT APPLICATION: DELINQUENT CONDUCT
FA § 58.253Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 58. RECORDS; JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM · Art. C-1. SEALING AND DESTRUCTION OF JUVENILE RECORDS
Statute text
View on source(a)This section does not apply to the records of a child referred to a juvenile court or juvenile probation department solely for conduct indicating a need for supervision.
(b)A person who was referred to a juvenile probation department for delinquent conduct is entitled to have all records related to the person's juvenile matters, including records relating to any matters involving conduct indicating a need for supervision, sealed without applying to the juvenile court if the person:
(1)is at least 19 years of age;
(2)has not been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct or, if adjudicated for delinquent conduct, was not adjudicated for delinquent conduct violating a penal law of the grade of felony;
(3)does not have any pending delinquent conduct matters;
(4)has not been transferred by a juvenile court to a criminal court for prosecution under Section 54.02;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.