LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 16, 2017

TO:	Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB325 by Burton (Relating to the procedure for expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize an acquitted individual, or an attorney for the state, to request an expunction order.  It is assumed any costs associated with implementing this bill could be absorbed within current resources. 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal impact to local courts is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

UP, KJo, AI, JAW, JGA, WP