Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 58.253 - Sealing Records Without Application: Delinquent Conduct(a) This section does not apply to the records of a child referred to a juvenile court or juvenile probation department solely for conduct indicating a need for supervision.(b) A person who was referred to a juvenile probation department for delinquent conduct is entitled to have all records related to the person's juvenile matters, including records relating to any matters involving conduct indicating a need for supervision, sealed without applying to the juvenile court if the person: (1) is at least 19 years of age;(2) has not been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct or, if adjudicated for delinquent conduct, was not adjudicated for delinquent conduct violating a penal law of the grade of felony;(3) does not have any pending delinquent conduct matters;(4) has not been transferred by a juvenile court to a criminal court for prosecution under Section 54.02;(5) has not as an adult been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail; and(6) does not have any pending charges as an adult for a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail.Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 746,Sec. 18, eff. 9/1/2017.