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Under Article. 55.01, Right to Expunction, a person who has been arrested for commission of either a felony or misdemeanor is entitled to have all records and files relating to the arrest expunged if:

     (1) the person is tried for the offense for which the person was arrested and is:

     (A) acquitted by the trial court, except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section; or

     (B) convicted and subsequently pardoned; or

     (2) each of the following conditions exist:

     (A) an indictment or information charging the person with commission of a felony has not been presented against the person for an offense arising out of the transaction for which the person was arrested or, if an indictment or information charging the person with commission of a felony was presented, it has been dismissed and the court finds that it was dismissed because the presentment had been made because of mistake, false information, or other similar reason indicating absence of probable cause at the time of the dismissal to believe the person committed the offense or because it was void;

     (B) the person has been released and the charge, if any, has not resulted in a final conviction and is no longer pending and there was no court ordered community supervision under Article 42.12 of this code; and

     (C) the person has not been convicted of a felony in the five years preceding the date of the arrest.

     (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a district court may expunge all records and files relating to the arrest of a person who has been arrested for commission of a felony or misdemeanor under the procedure established under Article 55.02 of this code if the person is:

     (1) tried for the offense for which the person was arrested;

     (2) convicted of the offense; and

     (3) acquitted by the court of criminal appeals.

     (c) A court may not order the expunction of records and files relating to an arrest for an offense for which a person is subsequently acquitted, whether by the trial court or the court of criminal appeals, if the offense for which the person was acquitted arose out of a criminal episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code, and the person was convicted of or remains subject to prosecution for at least one other offense occurring during the criminal episode.

 

Advantages of an Expunction

A criminal record can keep you from gaining employment, prevent you from getting into certain schools, and in most cases make one subject to a long lasting public stigma.  Contact our Houston expunction attorneys to establish whether your criminal record can be expunged and ultimately send you on your way with a clear record.  

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