88R12955 MCF-D     By: Miles S.B. No. 1533       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the expunction of records and files related to certain   conduct or offenses committed by a child.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Subchapter C-1, Chapter 58,   Family Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER C-1.  SEALING, EXPUNCTION, AND DESTRUCTION OF JUVENILE   RECORDS          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C-1, Chapter 58, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 58.2645 to read as follows:          Sec. 58.2645.  EXPUNCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS. (a)     Notwithstanding any other law, a person who was adjudicated by a   juvenile court for conduct constituting a misdemeanor may on or   after the person's 18th birthday apply to the juvenile court to have   the adjudication expunged.          (b)  Not later than the 30th day after the date a juvenile   court receives an application for expunction under Subsection (a),   the juvenile court shall issue an order of expunction.          (c)  The Texas Juvenile Justice Department by rule shall   establish the application process for expunction under this   section.          SECTION 3.  Section 58.265, Family Code, is amended to read   as follows:          Sec. 58.265.  JUVENILE RECORDS NOT SUBJECT TO EXPUNCTION.     Except as provided by Section 58.2645, records [Records] to which   this chapter applies are not subject to an order of expunction   issued by any court.          SECTION 4.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall establish   the application process described by Section 58.2645, Family Code,   as added by this Act.          SECTION 5.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to the   expunction of records and files relating to a criminal offense or   conduct constituting a criminal offense regardless of whether the   offense occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this   Act.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.