What Criteria Qualify You To Have a Texas Criminal Record Expunged?

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You never had criminal charges filed against you. (This applies, for example, if a record was created because you were detained and held.)

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You were charged and convicted, but acquitted on appeal.

2

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You were convicted, but later determined to be innocent.

3

Charges were initially filed against you, but were later dismissed.

4

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You were arrested, but never prosecuted. (The prosecutor must approve the expungement.)

5

You made a successful plea bargain.

6

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A grand jury failed to indict you.

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Your only criminal convictions were for misdemeanors while you were a minor.

8

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You have been pardoned by the governor or President of the United States.

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If there is no surviving spouse, child or parent of the deceased, the entire estate will be divided equally among any surviving siblings

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