Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.203 — Certain specialty court programs
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 55A: EXPUNCTION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.203
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) A trial court that is a district court or a district court in the county in which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an expunction order for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053 (a)(2)(A) not later than the 30th day after the date the court, as applicable: (1) dismisses the case following the person's successful completion of a veterans treatment court program created under Chapter 124 , Government Code, or former law; or (2) receives the information regarding the dismissal. (b) A trial court that is a district court or a district court in the county in which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an expunction order for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053 (a)(2)(B) not later than the 30th day after the date the court, as applicable: (1) dismisses the case following the person's successful completion of a mental health court program created under Chapter 125 , Government Code, or former law; or (2) receives the information regarding the dismissal. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a court that enters an expunction order under this article may not charge any fee or assess any cost for the expunction. (d) A person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053 (a)(2)(A) or (B) shall provide the court with the information required in a petition for expunction under Article 55A.253 .
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