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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of applications for expunction of certain |
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information contained in 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. Section 2a(a), Article 55.02, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who is entitled to expunction of information |
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contained in records and files under Article 55.01(d) may file an |
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application for expunction with the attorney representing the state |
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in the prosecution of felonies in the county in which: |
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(1) the person resides; or |
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(2) the offense was alleged to have occurred. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies to an expunction of information |
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contained in arrest records and files relating to any criminal |
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offense occurring before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |