Texas § 55A.401 EFFECT OF FINAL EXPUNCTION ORDER.

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§ 55A.401 — EFFECT OF FINAL EXPUNCTION ORDER.

Texas § 55A.401

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 55A.401 (2026).

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Art. 55A.401. EFFECT OF FINAL EXPUNCTION ORDER. 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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Art. 55A.401. EFFECT OF FINAL EXPUNCTION ORDER. 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.