Texas Family Code

§ 58.264 — PERMISSIBLE DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS

FA § 58.264Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 58. RECORDS; JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM · Art. C-1. SEALING AND DESTRUCTION OF JUVENILE RECORDS

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(a)Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, Section 202.001, Local Government Code, and any other restrictions imposed by an entity's records retention guidelines, the following persons may authorize the destruction of records in a closed juvenile matter, regardless of the date the records were created:

(1)a juvenile board, in relation to the records in the possession of the juvenile probation department;

(2)the head of a law enforcement agency, in relation to the records in the possession of the agency; and

(3)a prosecuting attorney, in relation to the records in the possession of the prosecuting attorney's office.

(b)The records related to a person referred to a juvenile probation department may be destroyed if the person:

(1)is at least 18 years of age, and:

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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.