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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.401 — Effect of final 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.401

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.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 55A.401Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

When an expunction order issued under Subchapter E or F is final: (1) the release, maintenance, dissemination, or use of the expunged records and files for any purpose is prohibited; (2) except as provided by Subdivision (3), the person arrested may deny the occurrence of the arrest and the existence of the expunction order; and (3) the person arrested or any other person, when questioned under oath in a criminal proceeding about an arrest for which the records have been expunged, may state only that the matter in question has been expunged.

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