By: Herrero H.B. No. 3936
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an order of nondisclosure of certain criminal history
  record information.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 411.08111 to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.08111.  ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY
  RECORD INFORMATION: DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION;
  CERTAIN NONVIOLENT MISDEMEANORS. (a) This section only applies to a
  person placed on deferred adjudication community supervision under
  Section 5, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, in a
  misdemeanor case that was not under Chapter 20, 21, 22, 25, 42, 43,
  or 46, Penal Code.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
  if a person to whom this section applies subsequently receives a
  discharge and dismissal under Section 5(c), Article 42.12, Code of
  Criminal Procedure, and satisfies the requirements of Section
  411.0812, the court that placed the defendant on deferred
  adjudication shall issue an order of nondisclosure under this
  subchapter prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing
  to the public criminal history record information related to the
  offense giving rise to the deferred adjudication. The court shall
  determine whether the person satisfies the requirements of Section
  411.0812. The court shall make that determination, and, if the
  requirements of Section 411.0812 are satisfied, issue the order of
  nondisclosure:
               (1)  at the time the court dismisses the proceedings
  against and discharges the defendant, unless that time is before
  the 180th day after the date the court placed the defendant on
  deferred adjudication; or
               (2)  as soon as practicable on or after the 180th day
  after the date the court placed on deferred adjudication a
  defendant who has already received the defendant's discharge and
  dismissal.
         (c)  Except as provided by Section 411.0812, the person is
  entitled to an order of nondisclosure under Subsection (b)
  regardless of whether the person has been previously convicted or
  placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for another
  offense.
         (d)  The defendant shall present to the court evidence
  necessary to establish that the person is eligible to receive an
  order of nondisclosure under this section. The defendant must pay a
  $28 fee to the clerk of the court before the court issues the order.
         (e)  A criminal justice agency may disclose criminal history
  record information that is the subject of the order only to other
  criminal justice agencies, for criminal justice or regulatory
  licensing purposes, to an agency or entity listed in Section
  411.0818, or to the person who is the subject of the order.
         SECTION 2.  Section 411.081(d), Government Code, is
  redesignated as Section 411.08112 of Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
  Government Code, and amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.08112.  ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY
  RECORD INFORMATION: DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION;
  CERTAIN OTHER MISDEMEANORS AND FELONIES.  (a) This section only
  applies to a person placed on deferred adjudication community
  supervision under Section 5, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, in a misdemeanor case that is not covered by Section
  411.08111 or in a felony case.
         (b) [(d)]  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
  subchapter, if a person to whom this section applies [is placed on
  deferred adjudication community supervision under Section 5,
  Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure,] subsequently receives a
  discharge and dismissal under Section 5(c), Article 42.12, and
  satisfies the requirements of Section 411.0812 [Subsection (e)],
  the person may petition the court that placed the defendant on
  deferred adjudication for an order of nondisclosure under this
  section [subsection].
         (c)  Except as provided by Section 411.0812 [Subsection
  (e)], a person may petition the court for an order of nondisclosure
  regardless of whether the person has been previously placed on
  deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense.
         (d)  After notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing,
  and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition
  and issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the
  court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies
  from disclosing to the public criminal history record information
  related to the offense giving rise to the deferred adjudication.
         (e)  A criminal justice agency may disclose criminal history
  record information that is the subject of the order only to other
  criminal justice agencies, for criminal justice or regulatory
  licensing purposes, an agency or entity listed in Section 411.0818
  [Subsection (i)], or the person who is the subject of the order.
         (f)  A person may petition the court that placed the person
  on deferred adjudication for an order of nondisclosure under this
  section only on or after:
               (1)  [the discharge and dismissal, if the offense for
  which the person was placed on deferred adjudication was a
  misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor described by Subdivision (2);
               [(2)] the second anniversary of the discharge and
  dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on
  deferred adjudication was a misdemeanor not covered by Section
  411.08111 [under Chapter 20, 21, 22, 25, 42, or 46, Penal Code]; or
               (2) [(3)]  the fifth anniversary of the discharge and
  dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on
  deferred adjudication was a felony.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Sections 411.08113 and 411.08114 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 411.08113.  ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY
  RECORD INFORMATION: COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS.  
  (a)  This section only applies to a person placed on community
  supervision under Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, in a
  misdemeanor case under a provision of Article 42.12 other than
  Section 5, including a person who otherwise satisfies the
  requirements of this section and Section 411.0812 who is placed on
  community supervision:
               (1)  under a provision of Article 42.12 that requires
  the person to serve a term of confinement as a condition of
  community supervision; or
               (2)  after serving part of a term of confinement
  imposed for the offense.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
  a person to whom this section applies whose community supervision
  is not revoked and who completes the period of community
  supervision may petition the court that placed the defendant on
  community supervision for an order of nondisclosure under this
  section if the person:
               (1)  has not previously been granted an order of
  nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this
  subchapter for another offense; and
               (2)  satisfies the requirements of this section and
  Section 411.0812.
         (c)  A person may petition the court for an order of
  nondisclosure under this section only if the person has never been
  previously convicted or placed on deferred adjudication community
  supervision for another offense other than an offense under the
  Transportation Code punishable by fine only.
         (d)  After notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing,
  and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition
  and issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the
  court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies
  from disclosing to the public criminal history record information
  related to the offense giving rise to the community supervision.
         (e)  A criminal justice agency may disclose criminal history
  record information that is the subject of the order only to other
  criminal justice agencies, for criminal justice or regulatory
  licensing purposes, an agency or entity listed in Section 411.0818,
  or the person who is the subject of the order.
         (f)  A person may petition the court that placed the person
  on community supervision for an order of nondisclosure under this
  section only on or after:
               (1)  the completion of the community supervision, if
  the offense for which the person was placed on community
  supervision was a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor described by
  Subdivision (2); or
               (2)  the second anniversary of the date of completion
  of the community supervision, if the offense for which the person
  was placed on community supervision was a misdemeanor under Chapter
  20, 21, 22, 25, 42, 43, or 46, Penal Code.
         Sec. 411.08114.  ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY
  RECORD INFORMATION: CONVICTION AND CONFINEMENT; CERTAIN
  MISDEMEANORS. (a) This section applies only to a person who:
               (1)  is convicted of a misdemeanor, sentenced to a
  period of confinement, and confined, and
               (2)  is not covered under Section 411.08113.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
  a person to whom this section applies who completes the period of
  confinement and is released may petition the court that imposed the
  sentence for an order of nondisclosure under this section if the
  person:
               (1)  has not previously been granted an order of
  nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this
  subchapter for another offense; and
               (2)  satisfies the requirements of this section and
  Section 411.0812.
         (c)  A person may petition the court for an order of
  nondisclosure under this section only if the person has never been
  previously convicted or placed on deferred adjudication community
  supervision for another offense other than an offense under the
  Transportation Code punishable by fine only.
         (d)  After notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing,
  and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition
  and issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the
  court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies
  from disclosing to the public criminal history record information
  related to the offense giving rise to the confinement.
         (e)  A criminal justice agency may disclose criminal history
  record information that is the subject of the order only to other
  criminal justice agencies, for criminal justice or regulatory
  licensing purposes, an agency or entity listed in Section 411.0818,
  or the person who is the subject of the order.
         (f)  A person may petition the court that imposed the
  sentence for an order of nondisclosure under this section only on or
  after the second anniversary of the date of completion of the period
  of confinement.
         SECTION 4.  Section 411.081(e), Government Code, is
  redesignated as Section 411.0812 of Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
  Government Code, and amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0812.  REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING AN ORDER
  OF NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a)
  [(e)] A person may be granted an order of nondisclosure of criminal
  history record information under this subchapter and, when
  applicable, is entitled to petition the court to receive such an
  order under this subchapter [Subsection (d)] only if, during the
  period after the court either pronounced the sentence regarding the
  offense for which the order of nondisclosure is requested or placed
  the person on [of] the deferred adjudication community supervision
  regarding [for] which the order of nondisclosure is requested, and
  during any [the] applicable waiting period after completion of the
  sentence or deferred adjudication community supervision required
  [described] by this subchapter [Subsection (d)(1), (2), or (3), as
  appropriate], the person is not convicted of or placed on deferred
  adjudication community supervision under Section 5, Article 42.12,
  Code of Criminal Procedure, for any offense other than an offense
  under the Transportation Code punishable by fine only.
         (b)  A person may not be granted an order of nondisclosure of
  criminal history record information under this subchapter and, when
  applicable, is not entitled to petition the court to receive such an
  order under this subchapter [Subsection (d)] if the person was
  convicted or placed on [the] deferred adjudication community
  supervision for or has been previously convicted or placed on any
  other deferred adjudication for:
               (1)  an offense requiring registration as a sex
  offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;
               (2)  an offense under Section 20.04, Penal Code,
  regardless of whether the offense is a reportable conviction or
  adjudication for purposes of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
  Procedure;
               (3)  an offense under Section 19.02, 19.03, 22.04,
  22.041, 25.07, 25.072, or 42.072, Penal Code; or
               (4)  any other offense involving family violence, as
  defined by Section 71.004, Family Code.
         (c)  A person may not be granted an order of nondisclosure of
  criminal history record information under this subchapter and, when
  applicable, is not entitled to petition the court to receive such an
  order under this subchapter if the court made an affirmative
  finding that the offense regarding which the order of nondisclosure
  is requested involved family violence, as defined by Section
  71.004, Family Code.
         SECTION 5.  Section 411.081(f), Government Code, is
  redesignated as Section 411.08121 of Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
  Government Code, and amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.08121.  DEFINITION OF DEFERRED ADJUDICATION
  COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR PURPOSE OF RECEIVING ORDER OF
  NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. [(f)] For
  purposes related to an order of nondisclosure of criminal history
  record information under this subchapter [of Subsection (d)], a
  person is considered to have been placed on deferred adjudication
  community supervision if, regardless of the statutory
  authorization:
               (1)  the person entered a plea of guilty or nolo
  contendere;
               (2)  the judge deferred further proceedings without
  entering an adjudication of guilt and placed the person under the
  supervision of the court or an officer under the supervision of the
  court; and
               (3)  at the end of the period of supervision the judge
  dismissed the proceedings and discharged the person.
         SECTION 6.  Section 411.081(f-1), Government Code, is
  redesignated as Section 411.0813 of Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
  Government Code, and amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0813.  NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION: PETITION AND ORDER.  (a) [(f-1)] A person who
  petitions the court for an order of nondisclosure of criminal
  history record information under this subchapter, when a petition
  is required, [Subsection (d)] may file the petition in person,
  electronically, or by mail.
         (b)  The petition must be accompanied by payment of a $28 fee
  to the clerk of the court in addition to any other fee that
  generally applies to the filing of a civil petition.
         (c)  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial
  System shall prescribe a form for the filing of a petition
  electronically or by mail. The form must provide for the petition to
  be accompanied by the required fees and any other supporting
  material determined necessary by the office of court
  administration, including evidence that the person is entitled to
  file the petition.
         (d)  The office of court administration shall make available
  on its Internet website the electronic application and printable
  application form.  Each county or district clerk's office that
  maintains an Internet website shall include on that website a link
  to the electronic application and printable application form
  available on the office of court administration's Internet website.
         (e)  On receipt of a petition under this section
  [subsection], the court shall provide notice to the state and an
  opportunity for a hearing on whether the person is entitled to file
  the petition and issuance of the order is in the best interest of
  justice. The court shall hold a hearing before determining whether
  to issue an order of nondisclosure, except that a hearing is not
  required if:
               (1)  the state does not request a hearing on the issue
  before the 45th day after the date on which the state receives
  notice under this subsection; and
               (2)  the court determines that:
                     (A)  the defendant is entitled to file the
  petition; and
                     (B)  the order is in the best interest of justice.
         SECTION 7.  Sections 411.081(g), (g-1), (g-1a), (g-1b), and
  (g-1c), Government Code, are redesignated as Section 411.0814 of
  Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, and amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 411.0814.  NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION: PROCEDURE AFTER ORDER. (a) [(g)] Not later than the
  15th business day after the date an order of nondisclosure of
  criminal history record information is issued under this subchapter
  [section], the clerk of the court shall send all relevant criminal
  history record information contained in the order or a copy of the
  order by certified mail, return receipt requested, or secure
  electronic mail, electronic transmission, or facsimile
  transmission to the Crime Records Service of the Department of
  Public Safety.
         (b)  [(g-1)] Not later than 10 business days after receipt of
  relevant criminal history record information contained in an order
  or a copy of an order under Subsection (a) [(g)], the Department of
  Public Safety shall seal any criminal history record information
  maintained by the department that is the subject of the order. The
  department shall also send all relevant criminal history record
  information contained in the order or a copy of the order by
  certified mail, return receipt requested, or secure electronic
  mail, electronic transmission, or facsimile transmission to all:
               (1)  law enforcement agencies, jails or other detention
  facilities, magistrates, courts, prosecuting attorneys,
  correctional facilities, central state depositories of criminal
  records, and other officials or agencies or other entities of this
  state or of any political subdivision of this state;
               (2)  central federal depositories of criminal records
  that there is reason to believe have criminal history record
  information that is the subject of the order; and
               (3)  private entities that purchase criminal history
  record information from the department or that otherwise are likely
  to have criminal history record information that is subject to the
  order.
         (c)  [(g-1a)] The director shall adopt rules regarding
  minimum standards for the security of secure electronic mail,
  electronic transmissions, and facsimile transmissions under
  Subsections (a) [(g)] and (b) [(g-1)]. In adopting rules under this
  subsection, the director shall consult with the Office of Court
  Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
         (d)  [(g-1b)] Not later than 30 business days after receipt
  of relevant criminal history record information contained in an
  order or a copy of an order from the Department of Public Safety
  under Subsection (b) [(g-1)], an individual or entity described by
  Subsection (b)(1) [(g-1)(1)] shall seal any criminal history record
  information maintained by the individual or entity that is the
  subject of the order.
         (e)  [(g-1c)] The department may charge to a private entity
  that purchases criminal history record information from the
  department a fee in an amount sufficient to recover costs incurred
  by the department in providing relevant criminal history record
  information contained in an order or a copy of an order under
  Subsection (b)(3) [(g-1)(3)] to the entity.
         SECTION 8.  Section 411.081(g-2), Government Code, is
  redesignated as Section 411.0815 of Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
  Government Code, and amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0815.  NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION: STATEMENT IN APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT, INFORMATION,
  OR LICENSING.  [(g-2)] A person whose criminal history record
  information has been sealed under this subchapter [section] is not
  required in any application for employment, information, or
  licensing to state that the person has been the subject of any
  criminal proceeding related to the information that is the subject
  of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information
  issued under this subchapter [section].
         SECTION 9.  Section 411.081(g-3), Government Code, is
  redesignated as Section 411.0816 of Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
  Government Code, and amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0816.  NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION: DISCLOSURE BY COURT.  (a) [(g-3)] A court may not
  disclose to the public any information contained in the court
  records that is the subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal
  history record information issued under this subchapter [section].
  The court may disclose information contained in the court records
  that is the subject of an order of nondisclosure only to criminal
  justice agencies for criminal justice or regulatory licensing
  purposes, to an agency or entity listed in Section 411.0818
  [Subsection (i)], or to the person who is the subject of the order.
         (b)  The clerk of the court issuing an order of nondisclosure
  under this subchapter [section] shall seal any court records
  containing information that is the subject of the order as soon as
  practicable after the date the clerk of the court sends all relevant
  criminal history record information contained in the order or a
  copy of the order to the Department of Public Safety under Section
  411.0814(a) [Subsection (g)].
         SECTION 10.  Section 411.081(h), Government Code, is
  redesignated as Section 411.0817 of Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
  Government Code, and amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0817.  NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION: DISPOSITION OF FEE; DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
  REPORT. (a) [(h)] The clerk of a court that collects a fee in
  connection with a petition or order for nondisclosure of criminal
  history record information under this subchapter [Subsection (d)]
  shall remit the fee to the comptroller not later than the last day
  of the month following the end of the calendar quarter in which the
  fee is collected, and the comptroller shall deposit the fee in the
  general revenue fund.
         (b)  The Department of Public Safety shall submit a report to
  the legislature not later than December 1 of each even-numbered
  year that includes information on:
               (1)  the number of petitions for nondisclosure of
  criminal history record information and orders of nondisclosure of
  criminal history record information received by the department in
  each of the previous two years;
               (2)  the actions taken by the department with respect
  to the petitions and orders received;
               (3)  the costs incurred by the department in taking
  those actions; and
               (4)  the number of persons who are the subject of an
  order of nondisclosure and who became the subject of criminal
  charges for an offense committed after the order was issued.
         SECTION 11.  Section 411.081(i), Government Code, as amended
  by Section 4, Chapter 266, Section 32, Chapter 583, and Section
  2.23, Chapter 42, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session,
  2013, is redesignated as Section 411.0818 of Subchapter F, Chapter
  411, Government Code, and amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0818.  ALLOWED DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY
  RECORD INFORMATION TO CERTAIN AGENCIES. [(i)] A criminal justice
  agency may disclose criminal history record information that is the
  subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record
  information under this subchapter [Subsection (d)] to the following
  noncriminal justice agencies or entities only:
               (1)  the State Board for Educator Certification;
               (2)  a school district, charter school, private school,
  regional education service center, commercial transportation
  company, or education shared service arrangement;
               (3)  the Texas Medical Board;
               (4)  the Texas School for the Blind and Visually
  Impaired;
               (5)  the Board of Law Examiners;
               (6)  the State Bar of Texas;
               (7)  a district court regarding a petition for name
  change under Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Family Code;
               (8)  the Texas School for the Deaf;
               (9)  the Department of Family and Protective Services;
               (10)  the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
               (11)  the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative
  Services;
               (12)  the Department of State Health Services, a local
  mental health service, a local mental retardation authority, or a
  community center providing services to persons with mental illness
  or retardation;
               (13)  the Texas Private Security Board;
               (14)  a municipal or volunteer fire department;
               (15)  the Texas Board of Nursing;
               (16)  a safe house providing shelter to children in
  harmful situations;
               (17)  a public or nonprofit hospital or hospital
  district, or a facility as defined by Section 250.001, Health and
  Safety Code;
               (18)  the securities commissioner, the banking
  commissioner, the savings and mortgage lending commissioner, the
  consumer credit commissioner, or the credit union commissioner;
               (19)  the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy;
               (20)  the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
               (21)  the Health and Human Services Commission;
               (22)  the Department of Aging and Disability Services;
               (23)  the Texas Education Agency;
               (24)  the Judicial Branch Certification Commission;
               (25)  a county clerk's office in relation to a
  proceeding for the appointment of a guardian under Chapter XIII,
  Texas Probate Code;
               (26)  the Department of Information Resources but only
  regarding an employee, applicant for employment, contractor,
  subcontractor, intern, or volunteer who provides network security
  services under Chapter 2059 to:
                     (A)  the Department of Information Resources; or
                     (B)  a contractor or subcontractor of the
  Department of Information Resources;
               (27)  the Texas Department of Insurance; [and]
               (28)  the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; and
               (29)  the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
         SECTION 12.  Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 411.0819 to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0819.  ADMISSIBILITY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION IN SUBSEQUENT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING.  Notwithstanding
  any other law, criminal history record information that is the
  subject of an order of nondisclosure under this subchapter:
               (1)  shall be admissible before the court or jury at the
  trial of any subsequent offense for any relevant purpose; and
               (2)  may be disclosed to a prosecuting attorney and
  included in an indictment or information.
         SECTION 13.  Section 109.005(a), Business and Commerce Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A business entity may not publish any criminal record
  information in the business entity's possession with respect to
  which the business entity has knowledge or has received notice
  that:
               (1)  an order of expunction has been issued under
  Article 55.02, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
               (2)  an order of nondisclosure has been issued under
  Subchapter F, Chapter 411 [Section 411.081(d)], Government Code.
         SECTION 14.  Article 12.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Section 5 to read as follows:
         Sec. 5.  Except as otherwise provided by Section 5(a-1) of
  Article 42.12 of this code, the court after pronouncing the
  sentence shall inform the defendant of the defendant's right to
  petition the court for an order of nondisclosure of criminal
  history record information under Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
  Government Code, unless the defendant is ineligible to pursue that
  right because of the requirements that apply to obtaining such an
  order in the defendant's circumstances, such as:
               (1)  the nature of the offense for which the defendant
  is convicted;
               (2)  the defendant's criminal history; or
               (3)  under circumstances when this prohibition on
  receiving an order is applicable, because the defendant has
  previously received an order of nondisclosure of criminal history
  record information under Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government
  Code, for another offense.
         SECTION 15.  Section 5(a-1), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (a-1)  Before placing a defendant on deferred adjudication
  community supervision under this section, the court shall inform
  the defendant of the defendant's right to receive or to petition the
  court for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record
  information under Subchapter F, Chapter 411 [Section 411.081],
  Government Code, as applicable, unless the defendant is ineligible
  to pursue that right because of:
               (1)  the nature of the offense for which the defendant
  is placed on deferred adjudication community supervision; or
               (2)  the defendant's criminal history.
         SECTION 16.  Section 5(c-1), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (c-1)  A judge who dismisses the proceedings against a
  defendant and discharges the defendant under Subsection (c) shall:
               (1)  provide the defendant with a copy of the order of
  dismissal and discharge; and
               (2)  if and as applicable, grant, or inform the
  defendant of the defendant's eligibility to petition the court for,
  an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information
  under Subchapter F, Chapter 411 [Section 411.081], Government Code,
  and if and as applicable the earliest date the defendant is eligible
  to receive the order of nondisclosure or to file the petition for
  the order of nondisclosure.
         SECTION 17.  Section 54.656(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  A judge may refer to a magistrate any criminal case for
  proceedings involving:
               (1)  a negotiated plea of guilty before the court;
               (2)  a bond forfeiture;
               (3)  a pretrial motion;
               (4)  a postconviction writ of habeas corpus;
               (5)  an examining trial;
               (6)  an occupational driver's license;
               (7)  an agreed order of expunction under Chapter 55,
  Code of Criminal Procedure;
               (8)  an asset forfeiture hearing as provided by Chapter
  59, Code of Criminal Procedure;
               (9)  an agreed order of nondisclosure provided by
  Subchapter F, Chapter 411 [Section 411.081];
               (10)  a hearing on a motion to revoke probation; and
               (11)  any other matter the judge considers necessary
  and proper.
         SECTION 18.  Section 103.0211, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 103.0211.  ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR
  CIVIL CASES: GOVERNMENT CODE. An accused or defendant, or a party to
  a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the following fees and costs
  under the Government Code if ordered by the court or otherwise
  required:
               (1)  a court reporter fee when testimony is taken:
                     (A)  in a criminal court in Dallas County (Sec.
  25.0593, Government Code) . . . $3;
                     (B)  in a county criminal court of appeals in
  Dallas County (Sec. 25.0594, Government Code) . . . $3;
                     (C)  in a county court at law in McLennan County
  (Sec. 25.1572, Government Code) . . . $3; and
                     (D)  in a county criminal court in Tarrant County
  (Sec. 25.2223, Government Code) . . . $3;
               (2)  a court reporter service fee if the courts have
  official court reporters (Sec. 51.601, Government Code) . . . $15
  or, in specified counties, $30;
               (3)  a speedy trial rights waiver motion filing fee in
  El Paso County (Sec. 54.745, Government Code) . . . $100;
               (4)  the costs of a criminal magistrate if the court
  determines that the nonprevailing party is able to defray the
  costs:
                     (A)  in Bexar County (Sec. 54.913, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
                     (B)  in Dallas County (Sec. 54.313, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
                     (C)  in Lubbock County (Sec. 54.883, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
                     (D)  in Tarrant County (Sec. 54.663, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees; and
                     (E)  in Travis County (Sec. 54.983, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
               (5)  an administrative fee for participation in certain
  community supervision programs (Sec. 76.015, Government Code)
  . . . not less than $25 and not more than $60 per month; and
               (6)  fee paid on filing a petition for an order of
  nondisclosure of criminal history record information in certain
  cases (Subchapter F, Chapter 411 [Sec. 411.081], Government Code)
  . . . $28.
         SECTION 19.  Section 123.001(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  If a defendant successfully completes a drug court
  program, regardless of whether the defendant was convicted of the
  offense for which the defendant entered the program or whether the
  court deferred further proceedings without entering an
  adjudication of guilt, after notice to the state and a hearing on
  whether the defendant is otherwise entitled to the petition and
  whether issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice,
  the court shall enter an order of nondisclosure under Subchapter F,
  Chapter 411 [Section 411.081] as if the defendant had received a
  discharge and dismissal under Section 5(c), Article 42.12, Code of
  Criminal Procedure, with respect to all records and files related
  to the defendant's arrest for the offense for which the defendant
  entered the program if the defendant:
               (1)  has not been previously convicted of an offense
  listed in Section 3g, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or
  a sexually violent offense, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of
  Criminal Procedure; and
               (2)  is not convicted for any felony offense between
  the date on which the defendant successfully completed the program
  and the second anniversary of that date.
         SECTION 20.  Section 411.0851(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A private entity that compiles and disseminates for
  compensation criminal history record information shall destroy and
  may not disseminate any information in the possession of the entity
  with respect to which the entity has received notice that:
               (1)  an order of expunction has been issued under
  Article 55.02, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
               (2)  an order of nondisclosure has been issued under
  this subchapter [Section 411.081(d)].
         SECTION 21.  Section 552.142(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  Information is excepted from the requirements of
  Section 552.021 if an order of nondisclosure with respect to the
  information has been issued under Subchapter F, Chapter 411
  [Section 411.081(d)].
         SECTION 22.  Section 552.1425(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A private entity that compiles and disseminates for
  compensation criminal history record information may not compile or
  disseminate information with respect to which the entity has
  received notice that:
               (1)  an order of expunction has been issued under
  Article 55.02, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
               (2)  an order of nondisclosure has been issued under
  Subchapter F, Chapter 411 [Section 411.081(d)].
         SECTION 23.  Section 169.001(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  If a defendant successfully completes a first offender
  prostitution prevention program, regardless of whether the
  defendant was convicted of the offense for which the defendant
  entered the program or whether the court deferred further
  proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt, after notice
  to the state and a hearing on whether the defendant is otherwise
  entitled to the petition, including whether the required time
  period has elapsed, and whether issuance of the order is in the best
  interest of justice, the court shall enter an order of
  nondisclosure under Subchapter F, Chapter 411 [Section 411.081],
  Government Code, as if the defendant had received a discharge and
  dismissal under Section 5(c), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, with respect to all records and files related to the
  defendant's arrest for the offense for which the defendant entered
  the program if the defendant:
               (1)  has not been previously convicted of a felony
  offense; and
               (2)  is not convicted of any other felony offense
  before the second anniversary of the defendant's successful
  completion of the program.
         SECTION 24.  Section 169A.001(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  If a defendant successfully completes a prostitution
  prevention program, regardless of whether the defendant was
  convicted of the offense for which the defendant entered the
  program or whether the court deferred further proceedings without
  entering an adjudication of guilt, after notice to the state and a
  hearing on whether the defendant is otherwise entitled to the
  petition, including whether the required time has elapsed, and
  whether issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice,
  the court shall enter an order of nondisclosure under Subchapter F,
  Chapter 411 [Section 411.081], Government Code, as if the defendant
  had received a discharge and dismissal under Section 5(c), Article
  42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to all records and
  files related to the defendant's arrest for the offense for which
  the defendant entered the program.
         SECTION 25.  Section 53.021(e), Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (e)  Subsection (c) does not apply if the person is an
  applicant for or the holder of a license that authorizes the person
  to provide:
               (1)  law enforcement or public health, education, or
  safety services; or
               (2)  financial services in an industry regulated by a
  person listed in Section 411.0818(18) [411.081(i)(19)], Government
  Code.
         SECTION 26.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only
  in relation to an offense committed on or after the effective date
  of this Act.  Matters relating to an order of nondisclosure of
  criminal history record information in relation to an offense
  committed before the effective date of this Act are governed by the
  law on such orders in effect immediately before the effective date
  of this Act, and the prior law is continued in effect for this
  purpose.
         SECTION 27.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.