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2024 Texas Statutes
Health and Safety Code
Title 2 - Health
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions
Subchapter N. E-Cigarette and Tobacco Use by Minors
Section 161.255. Expungement of Conviction

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TX Health & Safety Code § 161.255 (2024)
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Sec. 161.255. EXPUNGEMENT OF CONVICTION. (a) An individual convicted of an offense under Section 161.252 may apply to the court to have the conviction expunged on or after the individual's 21st birthday. The court shall order the conviction and any complaint, verdict, sentence, or other document relating to the offense to be expunged from the individual's record and the conviction may not be shown or made known for any purpose.

(b) The court shall charge an applicant a reimbursement fee in the amount of $30 for each application for expungement filed under this section to defray the cost of notifying state agencies of orders of expungement under this section.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 3.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 886 (S.B. 1426), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 22, eff. October 1, 2015.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 21), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.50, eff. January 1, 2020.

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