{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-58.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 58.253","heading":"SEALING RECORDS WITHOUT APPLICATION: DELINQUENT CONDUCT.","body":"(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.\n(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:\n(1) is at least 19 years of age;\n(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;\n(3) does not have any pending delinquent conduct matters;\n(4) has not been transferred by a juvenile court to a criminal court for prosecution under Section 54.02;\n(5) has not as an adult been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail; and\n(6) does not have any pending charges as an adult for a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE","CHAPTER 58. RECORDS; JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER C-1. SEALING AND DESTRUCTION OF JUVENILE RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.58.htm#58.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"ef2c6846126776f1b860cb95c98f9dbc7a8d6e56f5636a870e386f9736db7c43","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-58.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-58.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}