TO: | Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee On Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB394 by West (Relating to restricting access to records of children convicted of or receiving deferred disposition for certain fine-only misdemeanors.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Article 44.2811, Code of Criminal Procedure, to expand confidentiality of a child’s records to apply to a child who received a dismissal after deferred disposition for a fine-only misdemeanor other than a traffic offense.
The Office of Court Administration reported that the bill may result in fewer expunctions (and the associated $30 fee), however fiscal impact to state and local judiciaries are is not expected to be significant.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 644 Texas Juvenile Justice Department, 701 Central Education Agency
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LBB Staff: | UP, CL, SD, KKR, AH
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