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Tex. Fam. Code § 58.253 (2026)

Sealing Records Without Application: Delinquent Conduct

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Sec. 58.253. SEALING RECORDS WITHOUT APPLICATION: DELINQUENT CONDUCT. (a) This section does not apply to the records of a child referred to a juvenile court or juvenile probation department solely for conduct indicating a need for supervision.

(b) A person who was referred to a juvenile probation department for delinquent conduct is entitled to have all records related to the person's juvenile matters, including records relating to any matters involving conduct indicating a need for supervision, sealed without applying to the juvenile court if the person:

(1) is at least 19 years of age;

(2) has not been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct or, if adjudicated for delinquent conduct, was not adjudicated for delinquent conduct violating a penal law of the grade of felony;

(3) does not have any pending delinquent conduct matters;

(4) has not been transferred by a juvenile court to a criminal court for prosecution under Section 54.02;

(5) has not as an adult been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail; and

(6) does not have any pending charges as an adult for a felony or a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: In THE MATTER OF T.V.T. v. the State of Texas (Tex. 2023).
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In THE MATTER OF T.V.T. v. the State of Texas (Tex. 2023). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 58.253(b)(2). The State also points to the juvenile court’s discretion to require sex-offender registration regardless of whether T.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 58.253(b)(2): 1 case
In THE MATTER OF T.V.T. v. the State of Texas (Tex. 2023). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 58.253(b)(2). The State also points to the juvenile court’s discretion to require sex-offender registration regardless of whether T.”
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