SENATE BILL 840 |
SENATE AUTHOR: West, Royce |
EFFECTIVE: 08-30-99 |
HOUSE SPONSOR: Hinojosa |
Senate Bill 840 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to modify the procedures for the automatic expunction of certain arrest records. The act authorizes a court to permit a law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney, under certain conditions, to retain the records and files of a person who is the subject of the expunction order. The act prohibits a court from ordering the expunction of a record or a file of a person who has been acquitted of an offense that arose out of a criminal episode and was convicted of, or remains subject to prosecution for, at least one other offense occurring during the criminal episode.