Law Office of Paul B. Kennedy, Attorney at Law, PLLC
800 Bering, Suite 208, Houston, Texas 77057
Tel: (832) 606-9432 Fax: (866) 587-2584
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE
You must have plead guilty or no contest;
You must have been placed on deferred adjudication;
You must have been discharged from probation; and
The charge must have been dismissed.
For most misdemeanors, there is no waiting period before you can
file a Motion for Nondisclosure.
For the following misdemeanor offenses there is a 5-year waiting
period:
Kidnapping
Assault
Offenses involving family violence
Disorderly conduct
Weapons charges
There is a 10-year waiting period for felony offenses.
You are
not
eligible if:
You are required to register as a sex offender;
You plead to aggravated kidnapping;
You plead to murder; or
You committed an act of family violence.