88R16505 TYPED     By: Hughes S.B. No. 1725       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the expunction of certain convictions or arrests of a   minor for certain alcohol-related offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 106.12, Alcoholic   Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 106.12.  EXPUNCTION OF CONVICTION OR ARREST RECORDS OF   A MINOR.          SECTION 2.  Section 106.12, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended by amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsections   (e) and (f) to read as follows:          (c)  If the court finds that the applicant was not convicted   of any other violation of this code while he was a minor, the court   shall order the conviction, together with all complaints, verdicts,   sentences, prosecutorial and law enforcement records, and other   documents relating to the offense, to be expunged from the   applicant's record. After entry of the order, the applicant shall   be released from all disabilities resulting from the conviction,   and the conviction may not be shown or made known for any purpose.          (d)  Any person placed under a custodial or noncustodial   arrest for not more than one incident in violation of this code   while a minor and who was not convicted of the violation may apply   to the court in which the person was charged to have the records of   the arrest expunged.  The application must contain the applicant's   sworn statement that the applicant was not arrested for a event   leading to a violation of this code other than the arrest the   applicant seeks to expunge.  If the court finds the applicant was   not arrested for any other event leading to a violation of this code   while a minor, the court shall order all complaints, verdicts,   prosecutorial and law enforcement records, and other documents   relating to the violation to be expunged from the applicant's   record.  If the event leading to a violation of this code included   multiple violations during this event all violations from this   event are eligible for expungement.          (e)  The court shall charge an applicant a fee in the amount   of $30 for each application for expunction filed under this section   to defray the cost of notifying state agencies of orders of   expunction under this section.          (f)  The procedures for expunction provided under this   section are separate and distinct from the expunction procedures   under Chapter 55, Code of Criminal Procedure.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act to Section   106.12, Alcoholic Beverage Code, applies to the expunction of   records of a conviction or arrest made before, on, or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.