Section 55A.203 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Certain Specialty Court Programs(a) A trial court that is a district court or a district court in the county in which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an expunction order for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053(a)(2)(A) not later than the 30th day after the date the court, as applicable:(1) dismisses the case following the person's successful completion of a veterans treatment court program created under Chapter 124, Government Code, or former law; or(2) receives the information regarding the dismissal.(b) A trial court that is a district court or a district court in the county in which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an expunction order for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053(a)(2)(B) not later than the 30th day after the date the court, as applicable:(1) dismisses the case following the person's successful completion of a mental health court program created under Chapter 125, Government Code, or former law; or(2) receives the information regarding the dismissal.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a court that enters an expunction order under this article may not charge any fee or assess any cost for the expunction. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 55.02, Secs. 1a(a-1), (a-2).)Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 55A.203
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.