Texas § 55A.203 CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS.

Texas Statutes

§ 55A.203 — CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS.

Texas § 55A.203

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

This text of Texas § 55A.203 (CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 55A.203 (2026).

Text

Art. 55A.203. CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS.

(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 expunct

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Art. 55A.203. CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS. (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 .

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 1667 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.