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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Family Code § 58.253: SEALING RECORDS WITHOUT APPLICATION: DELINQUENT CONDUCT.

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  1. FAMILY CODE
  2. TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE
  3. CHAPTER 58. RECORDS; JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM
  4. SUBCHAPTER C-1. SEALING AND DESTRUCTION OF JUVENILE RECORDS

(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;

(5) has not as an adult been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail; and

(6) does not have any pending charges as an adult for a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.

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