Texas: Juvenile Law Enforcement Records (TX-LE-4)

A record relating to charges that were not adjudicated can be destroyed upon an application to the agency in possession of the records at the discretion of that agency. Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 58.264(b)(2)(B).

Record Detail(s)

Charges not adjudicated

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No statutory language

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Delete

Ineligible Category or Citation

There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

Procedure General

An application can be submitted to the entity in possession or control of the records that the person seeks to have destroyed. Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 58.264(a).

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

For information about which records can be destroyed if the record contains information about more than one person referred to a juvenile probation department, see Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 58.263(c). For further information about the effect of destruction, see Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 58.263(d)-(h).

Waiting Periods

The application can be made if the person is at least 21.

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