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Sealing a Juvenile Criminal Record
Texas Family Code Section 58.003
- Juvenile records may be sealed upon the application by the
person who was charged with, arrested or convicted of
delinquent behavior.
- Two (2) years must have passed since the final discharge of the
person or since the last official action in the case (if it was not
adjudicated)
- The records may not be sealed if the person has been convicted
of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude during the
two-year waiting period.
- A person convicted of a felony as a juvenile may have his records
sealed if he is at least 21 years old, the person was not tried as
an adult and the person has not been convicted of a felony since
turning 17.
- Any such application will be heard by the Court and, should an
order sealing the records be signed, all records will be sealed
and all references deleted within 61 days of entry of the order.
Texas Family Code Section 58.003
Other important facts regarding sealed
juvenile records
Sealed records may be subject to destruction
if the records relate to conduct that neither a
felony nor a misdemeanor punishable by
confinement in jail. The person requesting
destruction must be at least 21 with no felony
convictions.
A person whose records are sealed is not
required to reveal the existence of those
sealed records.
Records relating to sexual offenses
subjecting the person to register under
Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure may not be sealed.
juvenile records
Sealed records may be subject to destruction
if the records relate to conduct that neither a
felony nor a misdemeanor punishable by
confinement in jail. The person requesting
destruction must be at least 21 with no felony
convictions.
A person whose records are sealed is not
required to reveal the existence of those
sealed records.
Records relating to sexual offenses
subjecting the person to register under
Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure may not be sealed.
