Texas Laws
Expunction and Non-Disclosure
Texas Fresh Start has supplied links to each of the major laws involved in either Expunction or Non-Disclosure below. They are presented here in a single point of reference as a free service of TexasFreshStart.Com. Feel free to review each of the laws below and perform your own research to validate if your are eligible to seal or remove items from your criminal records.
Direct access is also available to these state laws from any page on this site by using the links provided on the left side of each page under the category "Review the Laws".
Texas Fresh Start can also assist you in determining if you qualify, simply select the Eligibility Test link near the top of any page on the left.
Senate Bill 1477 - Allows for deferred adjudication cases to be sealed from public view via an order of Non-Disclosure
Chapter 411 - Subchapter F - Criminal History Record Information
Chapter 55 - Expunction
Chapter 12 - Statue of Limitations (Mandatory wait times to petition for expunction)
Wait-Times - Chart showing mandatory wait times (if any) required for a petition of non-disclosure
Family Violence - as defined, important qualifier for petitions of non-disclosure
