Texas § 55A.402 OFFENSE FOR VIOLATION OF EXPUNCTION ORDER.

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§ 55A.402 — OFFENSE FOR VIOLATION OF EXPUNCTION ORDER.

Texas § 55A.402

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 55A.402 (2026).

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Art. 55A.402. OFFENSE FOR VIOLATION OF EXPUNCTION ORDER.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)learns of an arrest while an officer or employee of the state or of any agency or other entity of the state or any political subdivision of the state;

(2)knows of an order expunging the records and files relating to that arrest; and

(3)knowingly releases, disseminates, or otherwise uses the records or files.

(b)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to return or to obliterate identifying portions of a record or file ordered expunged under this chapter.

(c)An offense under this article is a Class B misdemeanor. SUBCHAPTER J. NOTICE OF EXPUNCTION LAW

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Art. 55A.402. OFFENSE FOR VIOLATION OF EXPUNCTION ORDER. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) learns of an arrest while an officer or employee of the state or of any agency or other entity of the state or any political subdivision of the state;
(2) knows of an order expunging the records and files relating to that arrest; and
(3) knowingly releases, disseminates, or otherwise uses the records or files.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to return or to obliterate identifying portions of a record or file ordered expunged under this chapter.
(c) An offense under this article is a Class B misdemeanor.
SUBCHAPTER J. NOTICE OF EXPUNCTION LAW