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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 55A.251

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

A person who is entitled to expunction of records and files under Article 55A.002, 55A.004, or 55A.005 or Subchapter B, or a person who is eligible for expunction of records and files under Article 55A.101, may, subject to Article 55A.252, file an ex parte petition for expunction in a district court for the county in which:
(1) the petitioner was arrested; or
(2) the offense was alleged to have occurred.


Text of article effective on January 01, 2025