Tex.
Gov't Code Section 411.0725
Procedure for Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision; Felonies and Certain Misdemeanors
(a)
This section applies only to a person placed on deferred adjudication community supervision under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A (Community Supervision), Code of Criminal Procedure, who:(1)
is not eligible to receive an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Section 411.072; and(2)
was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense other than an offense under Section 49.04 (Driving While Intoxicated) or 49.06 (Boating While Intoxicated), Penal Code.(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Subchapter F, if a person described by Subsection (a) receives a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, and satisfies the requirements of Section 411.074 (Required Conditions for Receiving an Order of Nondisclosure), the person may petition the court that placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section.(c)
Except as provided by Section 411.074 (Required Conditions for Receiving an Order of Nondisclosure), a person may petition the court for an order of nondisclosure under this section regardless of whether the person has been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense.(d)
After notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing, and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition and issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history record information related to the offense giving rise to the deferred adjudication community supervision.(e)
A person may petition the court that placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section only on or after:(1)
the discharge and dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on deferred adjudication was a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor described by Subdivision (2);(2)
the second anniversary of the discharge and dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on deferred adjudication was a misdemeanor under Chapter 20 (Kidnapping, Unlawful Restraint, and), 21 (Sexual Offenses), 22 (Assaultive Offenses), 25 (Offenses Against the Family), 42 (Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses), 43 (Public Indecency), or 46 (Weapons), Penal Code; or(3)
the fifth anniversary of the discharge and dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on deferred adjudication was a felony.
Source:
Section 411.0725 — Procedure for Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision; Felonies and Certain Misdemeanors, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.0725
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).