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Code of Criminal Procedure §5

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Except as otherwise provided by Article 42A.106 (b), the court after pronouncing the sentence shall inform the defendant of the defendant's right to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Subchapter E-1 , Chapter 411 , Government Code, unless the defendant is ineligible to pursue that right because of the requirements that apply to obtaining the order in the defendant's circumstances, such as: (1) the nature of the offense for which the defendant is convicted; or (2) the defendant's criminal history.

History: Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 1743, ch. 659, Sec. 28, eff. Aug. 28, 1967; Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 205, ch. 91, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973; Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1036, ch. 382, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977; Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2076, ch. 827, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1205 (H.B. 1678 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 25.018, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 718 (H.B. 748 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 2725 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299 ), Sec. 2.12, eff. January 1, 2017. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (S.B. 1902 ), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488 ), Sec. 23.002, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1268 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173 ), Sec. 2.13, eff. January 1, 2021.

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