Bill Text: TX SB1505 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 1505 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to expunction of certain criminal records.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-23 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1505 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB1505-Introduced.html

	84R11984 ADM-F

	By: Garcia	S.B. No. 1505



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to expunction of certain criminal records.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Article 45.0216(h), Code of Criminal Procedure,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(h) Records of a person under 17 years of age relating to a
	complaint [~~dismissed as provided by Article 45.051 or 45.052~~] may
	be expunged under this article if the complaint was dismissed:
	(1) as provided by Article 45.051 or 45.052; or
	(2) under another provision of this code and:
	(A) the person was not convicted of any other
	offense arising out of the criminal episode, as defined by Section
	3.01, Penal Code, from which the complaint arose; and
	(B) any applicable statute of limitation that
	applies to any offense arising out of the criminal episode has
	expired.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to
	arrest records and files created before, on, or after the effective
	date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.