Certain Specialty Court Programs

Art. 55A.203. CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS. (a) A trial court that is a district court or a district court in the county in which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an expunction order for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053(a)(2)(A) not later than the 30th day after the date the court, as applicable: (1) dismisses the case following the person's successful completion of a veterans treatment court program created under Chapter 124, Government Code, or former law; or (2) receives the information regarding the dismissal. (b) A trial court that is a district court or a district court in the county in which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an expunction order for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053(a)(2)(B) not later than the 30th day after the date the court, as applicable: (1) dismisses the case following the person's successful completion of a mental health court program created under Chapter 125, Government Code, or former law; or (2) receives the information regarding the dismissal. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a court that enters an expunction order under this article may not charge any fee or assess any cost for the expunction. (d) A person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053(a)(2)(A) or (B) shall provide the court with the information required in a petition for expunction under Article 55A.253. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.