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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 55A.353

  • 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

Except as provided by Articles 55A.354 and 55A.357, on receipt of an expunction order issued under Subchapter E or F, each official or agency or other governmental entity named in the order shall:
(1) as appropriate:
(A) return all records and files that are subject to the expunction order to the court; or
(B) in cases other than those described by Articles 55A.202 and 55A.203, if removal is impracticable, obliterate all portions of the record or file that identify the person who is the subject of the order and notify the court of the action; and
(2) delete from the named entity’s public records all index references to the records and files that are subject to the expunction order.


Text of article effective on January 01, 2025