Order of Non-Disclosure
Petition for Non Disclosure
To qualify to have your case sealed under an order of non-disclosure, you must have been given deferred adjudication and successfully completed that probation period.
Once granted, an order of non-disclosure will prevents law enforcement agencies from making your records available to the public. It also allows you to deny the occurrence of the arrest and prosecution. It will prevents a private entity that compiles and disseminates for compensation criminal record information from compiling or disseminating information that is covered by the order of non-disclosure. In plain english that means that public information brokers that sell your records for background checks can not release information about this event once they have been notified of the existence of an order of non-disclosure.
However, sealing a record is not the same as expunging a record. Sealing prevents it's release to the public, but the records will stay available to the law enforcement community and to certain state agencies such as most state licensing agencies. In any subsequent criminal proceeding, the information can still be used against you.
Texas Fresh Start makes the information available to you to do the research yourself if desired, vast our The Laws link above. We also can assist you in determining if your qualify via our Eligibility service, where you can use our downloadable eligibility tests or receive personalized assistance from one of our technicians. This service also includes our pulling of your records from both the Texas DPS convictions database and from the major subscription based internet information broker, publicdata.com!
Our Document Packets
Texas Fresh Start offers you two different packages to select from for non-disclosure. Our do-it-yourself packets offer simple to follow instruction and all the required court documents you will need to file for an non-disclosure. Also available is our fully prepared packets where we will prepare all of the documents for you and deliver them ready to be signed, notarized and filed with the courts. Our fully prepared document packet are 100% guaranteed to be accepted by the court!
