88R1119 SHH-D
By: AnchÃa H.B. No. 1909
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the filing of applications for expunction of certain
information contained in arrest records and files.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2a(a), Article 55.02, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A person who is entitled to expunction of information
contained in records and files under Article 55.01(d) may file an
application for expunction with the attorney representing the state
in the prosecution of felonies in the county in which:
(1) the person resides; or
(2) the offense was alleged to have occurred.
SECTION 2. This Act applies to an expunction of information
contained in arrest records and files relating to any criminal
offense occurring before, on, or after the effective date of this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.