Disposition of Records Expunged Due To Mistaken Identity

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.354, under Chapter 55A.

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.354

Art. 55A.354. DISPOSITION OF RECORDS EXPUNGED DUE TO MISTAKEN IDENTITY. On receipt of an order granting expunction to a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.006, each official, agency, or other governmental entity listed in the order: (1) shall: (A) obliterate all portions of the record or file that identify the person who is the subject of the order; and (B) if applicable, substitute for all obliterated portions of the record or file any available information that identifies the person arrested; and (2) may not return the record or file or delete index references to the record or file. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.