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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to expunction of certain criminal records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 45.0216(h), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(h) Records of a person under 17 years of age relating to a |
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complaint [dismissed as provided by Article 45.051 or 45.052] may |
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be expunged under this article if the complaint was dismissed: |
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(1) as provided by Article 45.051 or 45.052; or |
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(2) under another provision of this code and: |
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(A) the person was not convicted of any other |
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offense arising out of the criminal episode, as defined by Section |
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3.01, Penal Code, from which the complaint arose; and |
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(B) any applicable statute of limitation that |
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applies to any offense arising out of the criminal episode has |
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expired. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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arrest records and files created before, on, or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |