Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 62.353
Motion, Hearing, and Order Concerning Person Already Registered


(a)

A person who has registered as a sex offender for an adjudication of delinquent conduct, regardless of when the delinquent conduct or the adjudication for the conduct occurred, may file a motion in the adjudicating juvenile court for a hearing seeking:

(1)

exemption from registration under this chapter as provided by Article 62.351 (Motion and Hearing Generally); or

(2)

an order under Article 62.352 (Order Generally)(b)(2) that the registration become nonpublic.

(b)

The person may file a motion under Subsection (a) in the original juvenile case regardless of whether the person, at the time of filing the motion, is 18 years of age or older. Notice of the motion shall be provided to the prosecuting attorney. A hearing on the motion shall be provided as in other cases under this subchapter.

(c)

Only one subsequent motion may be filed under Subsection (a) if a previous motion under this article has been filed concerning the case.

(d)

To the extent feasible, the motion under Subsection (a) shall identify those public and private agencies and organizations, including public or private institutions of higher education, that possess sex offender registration information about the case.

(e)

The juvenile court, after a hearing, may:

(1)

deny a motion filed under Subsection (a);

(2)

grant a motion described by Subsection (a)(1); or

(3)

grant a motion described by Subsection (a)(2).

(f)

If the court grants a motion filed under Subsection (a), the clerk of the court shall by certified mail, return receipt requested, send a copy of the order to the department, to each local law enforcement authority that the person has proved to the juvenile court has registration information about the person, and to each public or private agency or organization that the person has proved to the juvenile court has information about the person that is currently available to the public with or without payment of a fee. The clerk of the court shall by certified mail, return receipt requested, send a copy of the order to any other agency or organization designated by the person. The person shall identify the agency or organization and its address and pay a fee of $20 to the court for each agency or organization the person designates.

(g)

In addition to disseminating the order under Subsection (f), at the request of the person, the clerk of the court shall by certified mail, return receipt requested, send a copy of the order to each public or private agency or organization that at any time following the initial dissemination of the order under Subsection (f) gains possession of sex offender registration information pertaining to that person, if the agency or organization did not otherwise receive a copy of the order under Subsection (f).

(h)

An order under Subsection (f) must require the recipient to conform its records to the court’s order either by deleting the sex offender registration information or changing its status to nonpublic, as applicable. A public or private institution of higher education may not be required to delete the sex offender registration information under this subsection.

(i)

A private agency or organization that possesses sex offender registration information the agency or organization obtained from a state, county, or local governmental entity is required to conform the agency’s or organization’s records to the court’s order on or before the 30th day after the date of the entry of the order. Unless the agency or organization is a public or private institution of higher education, failure to comply in that period automatically bars the agency or organization from obtaining sex offender registration information from any state, county, or local governmental entity in this state in the future.
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 867), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Article 62.353 — Motion, Hearing, and Order Concerning Person Already Registered, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­62.­htm#62.­353 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

62.001
Definitions
62.002
Applicability of Chapter
62.003
Determination Regarding Substantially Similar Elements of Offense
62.004
Determination Regarding Primary Registration Authority
62.005
Central Database
62.006
Information Provided to Peace Officer on Request
62.007
Risk Assessment Review Committee
62.008
General Immunity
62.009
Immunity for Release of Public Information
62.010
Rulemaking Authority
62.0045
Centralized Registration Authority
62.051
Registration: General
62.052
Registration: Extrajurisdictional Registrants
62.053
Prerelease Notification
62.054
Circumstances Requiring Notice to Superintendent or School Administrator
62.055
Change of Address
62.056
Additional Public Notice for Certain Offenders
62.057
Status Report by Supervising Officer or Local Law Enforcement Authority
62.058
Law Enforcement Verification of Registration Information
62.059
Registration of Persons Regularly Visiting Location
62.060
Requirements Relating to Driver’s License or Personal Identification Certificate
62.0061
Request for Online Identifiers by Social Networking Sites
62.061
Dna Specimen
62.062
Limitation on Newspaper Publication
62.063
Prohibited Employment
62.064
Prohibited Location of Residence
62.065
Entry onto School Premises
62.101
Expiration of Duty to Register
62.102
Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements
62.151
Definitions
62.152
Registration of Certain Workers or Students
62.153
Registration of Workers or Students at Institutions of Higher Education
62.201
Additional Public Notice for Individuals Subject to Civil Commitment
62.202
Verification of Individuals Subject to Commitment
62.203
Failure to Comply: Individuals Subject to Commitment
62.251
Removing Registration Information When Duty to Register Expires
62.301
Exemption from Registration for Certain Young Adult Sex Offenders
62.351
Motion and Hearing Generally
62.352
Order Generally
62.353
Motion, Hearing, and Order Concerning Person Already Registered
62.354
Motion, Hearing, and Order Concerning Person Required to Register Because of Out-of-state Adjudication
62.355
Waiver of Hearing
62.356
Effect of Certain Orders
62.357
Appeal of Certain Orders
62.401
Definition
62.402
Determination of Minimum Required Registration Period
62.403
Individual Risk Assessment
62.404
Motion for Early Termination
62.405
Hearing on Petition
62.406
Costs of Individual Risk Assessment and of Court
62.407
Effect of Order Granting Early Termination
62.408
Nonapplicability
62.0551
Change in Online Identifiers
62.2021
Requirements Relating to Driver’s License or Personal Identification Certificate: Individuals Residing at Civil Commitment Center

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

Art. 62.353’s source at texas​.gov