SRC-JBJ S.B. 1665 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1665
77R9447 GWK-FBy: Armbrister
Criminal Justice
4/23/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current Texas law, there are certain procedures and criteria for the
expunction of criminal records.  As proposed, S.B. 1665 allows for the
expunction of the record of certain misdemeanor offenses under certain
conditions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Article 55.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding
Subsection (d), to require a district court under certain conditions to
expunge under the procedure established under Article 55.02 of this code
all records and files relating to the arrest of a person for the commission
of an offense punishable as a misdemeanor. 

SECTION 2.  Provides that the change in law made by this Act applies to a
defendant seeking expunction of records relating to an arrest regardless of
whether the arrest occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this
Act.  

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.