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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 55A.354

  • 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

On receipt of an order granting expunction to a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.006, each official, agency, or other governmental entity named in the order:
(1) shall:
(A) obliterate all portions of the record or file that identify the person who is the subject of the order; and
(B) if applicable, substitute for all obliterated portions of the record or file any available information that identifies the person arrested; and
(2) may not return the record or file or delete index references to the record or file.


Text of article effective on January 01, 2025