Tex. Fam. Code Section 65.201
Sealing of Records


(a)

A child who has been found to have engaged in truant conduct may apply, on or after the child’s 18th birthday, to the truancy court that made the finding to seal the records relating to the allegation and finding of truant conduct held by:

(1)

the court;

(2)

the truant conduct prosecutor; and

(3)

the school district.

(b)

The application must include the following information or an explanation of why one or more of the following is not included:

(1)

the child’s:

(A)

full name;

(B)

sex;

(C)

race or ethnicity;

(D)

date of birth;

(E)

driver’s license or identification card number; and

(F)

social security number;

(2)

the dates on which the truant conduct was alleged to have occurred; and

(3)

if known, the cause number assigned to the petition and the court and county in which the petition was filed.

(c)

The truancy court shall order that the records be sealed after determining the child complied with the remedies ordered by the court in the case.

(d)

All index references to the records of the truancy court that are ordered sealed shall be deleted not later than the 30th day after the date of the sealing order.

(e)

A truancy court, clerk of the court, truant conduct prosecutor, or school district shall reply to a request for information concerning a child’s sealed truant conduct case that no record exists with respect to the child.

(f)

Inspection of the sealed records may be permitted by an order of the truancy court on the petition of the person who is the subject of the records and only by those persons named in the order.

(g)

A person whose records have been sealed under this section is not required in any proceeding or in any application for employment, information, or licensing to state that the person has been the subject of a proceeding under this chapter. Any statement that the person has never been found to have engaged in truant conduct may not be held against the person in any criminal or civil proceeding.

(h)

On or after the fifth anniversary of a child’s 16th birthday, on the motion of the child or on the truancy court’s own motion, the truancy court may order the destruction of the child’s records that have been sealed under this section if the child has not been convicted of a felony.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 65.201 — Sealing of Records, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­65.­htm#65.­201 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

65.001
Scope and Purpose
65.002
Definitions
65.003
Truant Conduct
65.004
Truancy Courts
65.005
Court Sessions
65.006
Venue
65.007
Right to Jury Trial
65.008
Waiver of Rights
65.009
Effect of Adjudication
65.010
Burden of Proof
65.011
Applicable Statutes Regarding Discovery
65.012
Procedural Rules
65.013
Interpreters
65.014
Signatures
65.015
Public Access to Court Hearings
65.016
Recording of Proceedings
65.017
Juvenile Case Managers
65.051
Initial Referral to Truancy Court
65.052
Truant Conduct Prosecutor
65.053
Review by Prosecutor
65.054
State’s Petition
65.055
Limitations Period
65.056
Hearing Date
65.057
Summons
65.058
Service of Summons
65.059
Representation by Attorney
65.060
Child’s Answer
65.061
Guardian Ad Litem
65.062
Attendance at Hearing
65.063
Right to Reemployment
65.064
Subpoena of Witness
65.065
Child Alleged to Be Mentally Ill
65.101
Adjudication Hearing
65.102
Remedial Actions
65.103
Remedial Order
65.104
Maximum Time Remedial Order Is Effective
65.105
Orders Affecting Parents and Others
65.106
Liability for Claims Arising from Community Service
65.107
Court Cost
65.108
Hearing to Modify Remedy
65.109
Motion for New Trial
65.151
Right to Appeal
65.152
Governing Law
65.153
Counsel on Appeal
65.201
Sealing of Records
65.202
Confidentiality of Records
65.203
Destruction of Certain Records
65.251
Failure to Obey Truancy Court Order
65.252
Proceedings in Juvenile Court
65.253
Parent or Other Person in Contempt of Court
65.254
Writ of Attachment
65.255
Entry of Truancy Court Order Against Parent or Other Eligible Person
65.256
Appeal
65.257
Motion for Enforcement
65.258
Notice and Appearance
65.259
Conduct of Enforcement Hearing

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 65.201’s source at texas​.gov