Texas Statutes
§ 55A.257 — DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY FILE PETITION ON PERSON'S BEHALF.
Texas § 55A.257
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 55A.257 (2026).
Text
Art. 55A.257. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY FILE PETITION ON PERSON'S BEHALF. The director of the Department of Public Safety or the director's authorized representative may file on behalf of a person described by Article 55A.251 or 55A.256 an ex parte petition for expunction in a district court for the county in which:
(1)the person was arrested; or
(2)the offense was alleged to have occurred.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 55A.257, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/55A.257.