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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permitting certain persons placed on deferred |
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adjudication to seek an expunction of arrest records and files. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 55.01(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a |
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district court may expunge all records and files relating to the |
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arrest of a person who has been arrested for commission of a felony |
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or misdemeanor under the procedure established under Article 55.02 |
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of this code if the person is: |
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(1) tried for the offense for which the person was |
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arrested, [;
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[(2)] convicted of the offense,[;] and |
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[(3)] acquitted by the court of criminal appeals; or |
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(2) placed on deferred adjudication community |
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supervision for the offense for which the person was arrested, if |
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the judge, under Section 5, Article 42.12, subsequently discharges |
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the person and dismisses the proceedings. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |