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Tex. Fam. Code § 58.253 — Sealing records without application: delinquent conduct
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 58: RECORDS; JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM, Texas Family Code.
Full text of Tex. Fam. Code § 58.253
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) 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.
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