Expunctions and non-disclosure

• Author: Robert K. Gill/Mark Daniel
• Pages: 1483-1580

EXPUNCTIONS AND

NON-DISCLOSURE

22-1

CHAPTER 22

EXPUNCTIONS AND NONDISCLOSURE

I. EXPUNCTIONS

§22:01 Statutory Law

§22:02 General Points

§22:03 When Expunction Is Available

§22:04 Expunction or Removal of DNA Records

§22:04.1 Statutory Law

§22:04.2 Petition for Expunction or Removal of DNA Records

II. PETITIONS FOR NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION

§22:10 Statutory Law

§22:11 General Points

III. SEALING JUVENILE RECORDS

§22:20 Statutory Law

IV. FORMS

Form 22-1.1 Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (No Indictment or Information Presented)

Form 22-1.2 Order on Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records

Form 22-1.3 Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Waiting Period Expired)

Form 22-1.4 Order on Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Waiting Period Expired)

Form 22-1.5 Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Waiting Period Not Expired)

Form 22-1.6 Prosecutor’s Certif‌ication of No Need for Arrest Records and Files

Form 22-1.7 Order on Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Waiting Period Not Expired)

Form 22-1.8 Motion for Nonsuit

Form 22-2.1 Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Petitioner Acquitted)

Form 22-2.2 Order on Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Petitioner Acquitted)

Form 22-2.3 Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Actual Innocence)

Form 22-2.4 Order on Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Actual Innocence)

Form 22-3.1 Petition for Expunction of Criminal Records (Petitioner’s Identity Falsely Used)

Form 22-4.1 Petition for Expunction or Removal of DNA Record

Form 22-4.2 Order on Petition for Expunction or Removal of DNA Record

Form 22-5.1 Motion Containing Proof of Eligibility For Automatic Order of

Nondisclosure Under Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.072

Form 22-5.2 Defendant ’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information Under

Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.0725 (Eligibility Upon Discharge From Deferred Adjudication)

Form 22-5.3 Defendant ’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information Under Tex.

Gov’t Code sec. 411.0725 (Eligibility Two Years Discharge From Deferred Adjudication)

EXPUNCTIONS AND

NON-DISCLOSURE

Texas Criminal Forms 22-2

Form 22-5.4 Defendant ’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information Under Tex.

Gov’t Code sec. 411.0725 (Eligibility After Discharge From Felony Deferred Adjudication)

Form 22-5.5 Defendant ’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information Under

Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.0727 (Eligibility After Veterans Treatment Court Program)

Form 22-5.6 Defendant ’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information

Under Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.0728 (Eligibility As Victim of Traff‌icking)

Form 22-5.7 Defendant ’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information Under

Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.073 (Immediate Eligibility Following Misdemeanor Probation)

Form 22-5.8 Defendant ’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record

Information Under Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.073 (Eligibility Two

Years After Completion Of Misdemeanor Probation)

Form 22-5.9 Defendant’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record

Information Under Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.0731 (Eligibility Two Years After

Completion Of Misdemeanor DWI Probation—Interlock Installed)

Form 22-5.10 Defendant’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record

Information Under Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.0731 (Eligibility Five

Years After Completion Of Misdemeanor DWI Probation)

Form 22-5.11 Defendant’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information Under Tex.

Gov’t Code sec. 411.0735 (Immediate Eligibility--Misdemeanor Punishable By Fine Only)

Form 22-5.12 Defendant’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information Under Tex.

Gov’t Code sec. 411.0735 (Eligibility After Two Years Final Misdemeanor Conviction)

Form 22-5.13 Defendant ’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record

Information Under Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.0736 (Eligibility Three Years

After Completion Of Misdemeanor DWI Sentence—Interlock Installed)

Form 22-5.14 Defendant’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record

Information Under Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.0736 (Eligibility Five

Years After Completion Of Misdemeanor DWI Sentence)

Form 22-5.15 Defendant’s Petition For Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record

Information Under Tex. Gov’t Code sec. 411.0726 (Eligibility Two

Years After Completion of DWI Deferred Adjudication)

Form 22-6 Application To Seal Juvenile Files and Records

EXPUNCTIONS AND

NON-DISCLOSURE

22-3 Expunctions and Non-Disclosure §22:01

I. EXPUNCTIONS

§22:01 Statutory Law

Τεξ. Χοδε Χριµ. Προ. Αρτ. 55.01. Ριγητ το Εξπυνχτιον

συβσεχ. (α), ασ αµενδεδ βψ Αχτσ 2011, 82νδ Λεγ., χη. 690 (Η.Β. 351)

(α) Α περσον ωηο ηασ βεεν πλαχεδ υνδερ α χυστοδιαλ ορ νονχυστοδιαλ αρρεστ φορ χοµµισσιον οφ ειτηερ α



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(Α) αχθυιττεδ βψ τηε τριαλ χουρτ, εξχεπτ ασ προϖιδεδ βψ Συβσεχτιον (χ); ορ

 

(ι) παρδονεδ φορ α ρεασον οτηερ τηαν τηατ δεσχριβεδ βψ Συβπαραγραπη (ιι); ορ

(ιι) παρδονεδ ορ οτηερωισε γραντεδ ρελιεφ ον τηε βασισ οφ αχτυαλ ιννοχενχε ωιτη ρεσπεχτ το τηατ



ορ ορδερ ωασ γραντεδ ορ ρενδερεδ ον τηε βασισ οφ τηε περσονσ αχτυαλ ιννοχενχε; ορ

 

νο λονγερ πενδινγ ανδ τηερε ωασ νο χουρτ−ορδερεδ χοµµυνιτψ συπερϖισιον υνδερ Αρτιχλε 42.12



 −





   



 

(α) ατ λεαστ 180 δαψσ ηαϖε ελαπσεδ φροµ τηε δατε οφ αρρεστ ιφ τηε αρρεστ φορ ωηιχη τηε

  

ανδ ιφ τηερε ωασ νο φελονψ χηαργε αρισινγ ουτ οφ τηε σαµε τρανσαχτιον φορ ωηιχη τηε

περσον ωασ αρρεστεδ;

(β) ατ λεαστ ονε ψεαρ ηασ ελαπσεδ φροµ τηε δατε οφ αρρεστ ιφ τηε αρρεστ φορ ωηιχη τηε

   −

µεανορ ανδ ιφ τηερε ωασ νο φελονψ χηαργε αρισινγ ουτ οφ τηε σαµε τρανσαχτιον φορ

ωηιχη τηε περσον ωασ αρρεστεδ;

(χ) ατ λεαστ τηρεε ψεαρσ ηαϖε ελαπσεδ φροµ τηε δατε οφ αρρεστ ιφ τηε αρρεστ φορ ωηιχη τηε

   

φελονψ χηαργε αρισινγ ουτ οφ τηε σαµε τρανσαχτιον φορ ωηιχη τηε περσον ωασ αρρεστεδ; ορ

   



αν ινϖεστιγατιον ορ προσεχυτιον οφ ανοτηερ περσον; ορ

 

τηατ τηε ινδιχτµεντ ορ ινφορµατιον ωασ δισµισσεδ ορ θυασηεδ βεχαυσε τηε περσον χοµπλετεδ

  

βεχαυσε τηε πρεσεντµεντ ηαδ βεεν µαδε βεχαυσε οφ µιστακε, φαλσε ινφορµατιον, ορ οτηερ

σιµιλαρ ρεασον ινδιχατινγ αβσενχε οφ προβαβλε χαυσε ατ τηε τιµε οφ τηε δισµισσαλ το βελιεϖε

   

ορ

   

ποσσιβλε βεχαυσε τηε λιµιτατιονσ περιοδ ηασ εξπιρεδ.

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