Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.351 — Notice of expunction order
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.351
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) When an expunction order issued under Subchapter E or F is final, the clerk of the court shall send a copy of the order to the Crime Records Service of the Department of Public Safety, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, and to each official or agency or other governmental entity of this state or of any political subdivision of this state listed in the order. (b) The copy of the order must be sent by secure electronic mail, electronic transmission, or facsimile transmission or otherwise by certified mail, return receipt requested. (b-1) A state or local agency with an e-mail address that is identified under Article 55A.253 or 55A.256 must accept a copy of an expunction order that is provided in an electronic format by the clerk of the court. (b-2) The clerk of the court may not charge a fee to electronically transmit a copy of the expunction order to an official or agency or other governmental entity for which an e-mail address or other means of electronic transmission is provided in the applicable petition or application. (b-3) The clerk of the court shall charge a fee of $25 for each official, agency, or other governmental entity that is listed in the applicable petition or application and that is unable to receive an electronic transmission under Subsection (b-2). (c) In sending the order under Subsection (a) to a governmental entity listed in the order, the clerk may elect to substitute hand delivery for certified mail, but the clerk must receive a receipt for that hand-delivered order. (d) Any returned receipts received by the clerk from copies of the order shall be maintained in the file on the proceedings under Article 55A.356 (b).
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