Petition for Non Disclosure
To qualify to have your case sealed under an order of non-disclosure, you must
have been given deferred adjudication and successfully completed that probation
period.
Once granted, an order of non-disclosure will prevents law enforcement agencies
from making your records available to the public. It also allows you to deny the
occurrence of the arrest and prosecution. It will prevent a private entity that
compiles and disseminates for compensation criminal record information from
compiling or disseminating information that is covered by the order of non-
disclosure. In plain English that means that public information brokers that sell
your records for background checks can not release information about this event
once they have been notified of the existence of an order of non-disclosure.
However, sealing a record is not the same as expunging a record. Sealing
prevents it's release to the public, but the records will stay available to the law
enforcement community and to certain state agencies such as most state
licensing agencies. In any subsequent criminal proceeding, the information can
still be used against you.
P e t i t i o n s f o r N o n - D i s c l o s u r e
D e f e r r e d A d j u d i c a t i o n R e c o r d s A R E P U B L I C R E C O R D S
T h e r e i s a c o m m o n m i s c o n c e p t i o n t h a t d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n
r e c o r d s a r e r e m o v e d f r o m a d e f e n d a n t ' s c r i m i n a l h i s t o r y u p o n
s u c c e s s f u l c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e c o m m u n i t y s u p e r v i s i o n ( p r o b a t i o n )
p e r i o d . I n f a c t , t h e l a w d o e s n o t p r o v i d e f o r a u t o m a t i c e x p u n c t i o n
o f d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n r e c o r d s . T h e r e c o r d s d o b e c o m e p a r t o f
t h e d e f e n d a n t ’ s “ p e r m a n e n t r e c o r d ” a n d t h e a r r e s t , c o u r t p r o c e s s
a n d p r o b a t i o n r e c o r d w i l l a p p e a r o n a c r i m i n a l b a c k g r o u n d c h e c k .
A c c o r d i n g l y , u n l e s s t h e r e i s a c o u r t o r d e r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r w i s e ,
r e c o r d s o f a p r o s e c u t i o n r e s u l t i n g i n a d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n a r e
p u b l i c l y a v a i l a b l e i n t h e D i s t r i c t C l e r k ' s ( F e l o n y ) a n d C o u n t y
C l e r k ’ s ( M i s d e m e a n o r ) r e c o r d s , t h e T e x a s C r i m e I n f o r m a t i o n
C e n t e r d a t a b a s e m a i n t a i n e d b y t h e T e x a s D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c
S a f e t y , a n d t h e N a t i o n a l C r i m e I n f o r m a t i o n C e n t e r m a i n t a i n e d b y
t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e r e c o r d s o f t h e a r r e s t ,
i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d j a i l i n g a r e o n f i l e w i t h t h e i n v e s t i g a t i n g a g e n c y ,
w i t h t h e a g e n c y t h a t j a i l e d o r p r o c e s s e d t h e D e f e n d a n t u p o n
a r r e s t , a n d w i t h t h e m a g i s t r a t e w h o s e t b o n d a n d c o n d u c t e d t h e
i n i t i a l a p p e a r a n c e .
U n d e r C e r t a i n C i r c u m s t a n c e D e f e r r e d A d j u d i c a t i o n R e c o r d s C a n
B e M a d e N O N - P U B L I C
There are two ways that deferred adjudication community supervision records
can be made non-public:
C l a s s C d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n s - - By filing an expunction under Article
45.051(e), Code of Criminal Procedure (if the Class C deferred adjudication was
imposed in justice court or municipal court), or by filing an expunction under
Article 55.01(a)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure (if the Class C deferred
adjudication was imposed in county or district court). E x p u n c t i o n i s n o t
a v a i l a b l e f o r d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n s e n t e n c e s f o r C l a s s B ,
C l a s s A , o r f e l o n y o f f e n s e s .
P e t i t i o n f o r n o n d i s c l o s u r e – U n d e r S e c t i o n 4 1 1 . 0 8 1 ( d ) ,
G o v e r n m e n t C o d e , a c o u r t c a n p r o h i b i t c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e a g e n c i e s
f r o m d i s c l o s i n g t o t h e p u b l i c c r i m i n a l h i s t o r y r e c o r d i n f o r m a t i o n
r e l a t e d t o c e r t a i n o f f e n s e s f o r w h i c h t h e o f f e n d e r w a s p l a c e d o n
d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n . T h e r e a r e m a n y o f f e n s e s , h o w e v e r , f o r
w h i c h t h i s p r o c e d u r e i s u n a v a i l a b l e . M o r e o v e r , a d e f e n d a n t m a y
b e d i s q u a l i f i e d i f h e c o m m i t s a n o f f e n s e a f t e r t h e d e f e r r e d
a d j u d i c a t i o n h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d a n d b e f o r e f i l i n g t h e p e t i t i o n .
W h o i s N O T e n t i t l e d t o s e e k a n O r d e r o f N o n d i s c l o s u r e ?
Anyone who has e v e r committed any of the following offenses (including the
offense for which the defendant got deferred adjudication) is not entitled to seek
an order of nondisclosure:
Indecency with a child
Sexual assault
Aggravated sexual assault
Prohibited sexual conduct (incest)
Aggravated kidnapping
Burglary of a habitation with intent to commit any of the above offenses
Compelling prostitution
Sexual performance by a child
Possession or promotion of child pornography
Unlawful restraint, kidnapping, or aggravated kidnapping of a person
younger than 17 years of age
Attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the above offense
Capital murder
Murder
Injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual
Abandoning or endangering a child
Violation of protective order or magistrate's order
Stalking
Any other offense involving family violence
W h a t a r e t h e W A I T I N G P E R I O D S f o r s e e k i n g a n O r d e r o f N o n -
D i s c l o s u r e ?
U n d e r S e c t i o n 4 1 1 . 0 8 1 ( d ) , t h e d e f e n d a n t h a s t o w a i t a c e r t a i n
p e r i o d o f t i m e a f t e r t h e d a t e o f d i s c h a r g e a n d d i s m i s s a l b e f o r e
f i l i n g a p e t i t i o n f o r a n o r d e r o f n o n d i s c l o s u r e . T h e o p e r a t i v e d a t e
i s n o t t h e d a t e t h a t t h e d e f e n d a n t e n t e r e d h i s p l e a : i t i s t h e d a t e
t h a t t h e d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n w a s c o n c l u d e d .
A l l f e l o n i e s , t h e w a i t i n g p e r i o d i s 5 y e a r s f r o m d a t e o f
d i s c h a r g e a n d d i s m i s s a l .
T h e f o l l o w i n g m i s d e m e a n o r s : 2 y e a r s from date of discharge and
dismissal.
Abuse of corpse
Advertising for placement of child
Aiding suicide
Assault
Bigamy
Cruelty to animals
Deadly conduct
Destruction of flag
Discharge of firearm
Disorderly conduct
Disrupting meeting or procession
Dog fighting
False alarm or report
Harassment
Harboring runaway child
Hoax bombs
Indecent exposure
Interference with emergency telephone call
Leaving a child in a vehicle
Making a firearm accessible to a child
Obstructing highway or other passageway
Possession, manufacture, transport, repair or
sale of switchblade knife or knuckles
Public lewdness
Riot
Silent or abusive calls to 9-1-1 service
Terroristic threat
Unlawful carrying of handgun by license holder
Unlawful carrying weapons
Unlawful possession of firearm
Unlawful restraint
Unlawful transfer of certain weapons
Violation of protective order preventing offense
c a u s e d b y b i a s o r p r e j u d i c e
A l l o t h e r m i s d e m e a n o r s : M a y f i l e i m m e d i a t e l y u p o n d i s c h a r g e
a n d d i s m i s s a l .
W h a t i s t h e P R O C E D U R E f o r F i l i n g a P e t i t i o n f o r N o n -
D i s c l o s u r e ?
T h e P e t i t i o n f o r N o n - D i s c l o s u r e m u s t b e f i l e d i n t h e C o u r t t h a t
h e a r d t h e o r i g i n a l c r i m i n a l c a s e a n d s h o u l d b e f i l e d u n d e r t h e
s a m e C R I M I N A L c a s e n u m b e r .
T h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n s h o u l d b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e P e t i t i o n f o r
N o n - D i s c l o s u r e :
T h e o r i g i n a l c o u r t a n d c a u s e n u m b e r i n w h i c h t h e d e f e r r e d
a d j u d i c a t i o n w a s i m p o s e d .
T h e d a t e o f t h e o r i g i n a l p l e a o f g u i l t y o r n o c o n t e s t .
T h e o f f e n s e f o r w h i c h t h e d e f e n d a n t w a s p l a c e d o n d e f e r r e d
a d j u d i c a t i o n .
T h e d a t e u p o n w h i c h t h e c o u r t d i s m i s s e d t h e p r o c e e d i n g s
a n d d i s c h a r g e d t h e d e f e n d a n t f r o m d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n
c o m m u n i t y s u p e r v i s i o n .
G e n e r a l l y , t h e p e t i t i o n w i l l b e d o c k e t e d f o r a h e a r i n g i n t h e
o r i g i n a l c o u r t f o u r t e e n d a y s a f t e r t h e d a t e o f f i l i n g . D o n o t m i s s
t h e h e a r i n g d a t e , o r t h e p e t i t i o n m a y b e d i s m i s s e d f o r w a n t o f
p r o s e c u t i o n .
A d e f e n d a n t n e e d s t o b e p r e p a r e d t o p r o v i d e e v i d e n c e o f t h e
f o l l o w i n g e l e m e n t s :
T h e d e f e n d a n t e n t e r e d a p l e a o f n o c o n t e s t o r g u i l t y t o t h e
o f f e n s e
T h e C o u r t p l a c e d t h e d e f e n d a n t o n d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n
c o m m u n i t y s u p e r v i s i o n .
T h e C o u r t d i s m i s s e d t h e p r o c e e d i n g s i n t h i s c a s e a n d
d i s c h a r g e d t h e d e f e n d a n t f r o m d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n
c o m m u n i t y s u p e r v i s i o n .
T h e d e f e n d a n t i s n o t d i s q u a l i f i e d f r o m f i l i n g a p e t i t i o n u n d e r
S e c t i o n 4 1 1 . 0 8 1 ( e ) .
T h e p e t i t i o n w a s t i m e l y f i l e d u n d e r S e c t i o n 4 1 1 . 0 8 1 ( d ) .
I s s u a n c e o f t h e o r d e r i s i n t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t o f j u s t i c e .
T h e C o u r t w i l l e i t h e r s i g n a n o r d e r g r a n t i n g t h e p e t i t i o n o r d e n y i n g
t h e p e t i t i o n .
W h a t H a p p e n s O n c e t h e C o u r t S i g n s t h e O r d e r o f N o n -
D i s c l o s u r e ?
T h e c o u r t ' s o r d e r w i l l b e s e n t t o t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c S a f e t y .
T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c S a f e t y w i l l t h e n s e n d t h e o r d e r t o a l l l a w
e n f o r c e m e n t a g e n c i e s , j a i l s o r o t h e r d e t e n t i o n f a c i l i t i e s ,
m a g i s t r a t e s , c o u r t s , p r o s e c u t i n g a t t o r n e y s , c o r r e c t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s ,
c e n t r a l s t a t e d e p o s i t o r i e s o f c r i m i n a l r e c o r d s , a n d o t h e r o f f i c i a l s
o r a g e n c i e s o r o t h e r e n t i t i e s o f t h i s s t a t e o r o f a n y p o l i t i c a l
s u b d i v i s i o n o f t h i s s t a t e , a n d t o a l l c e n t r a l f e d e r a l d e p o s i t o r i e s o f
c r i m i n a l r e c o r d s t h a t t h e r e i s r e a s o n t o b e l i e v e h a v e c r i m i n a l
h i s t o r y r e c o r d i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s t h e s u b j e c t o f t h e o r d e r . T h o s e
e n t i t i e s a r e o b l i g e d n o t t o d i s c l o s e t h e d e f e r r e d a d j u d i c a t i o n
r e c o r d i n f o r m a t i o n t o a n y o n e o t h e r t h a n :
O t h e r c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e a g e n c i e s
F o r c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e o r r e g u l a t o r y l i c e n s i n g p u r p o s e s
A n a g e n c y o r e n t i t y l i s t e d i n S e c t i o n 4 1 1 . 0 8 1 ( i )
T h e p e r s o n w h o i s t h e s u b j e c t o f t h e o r d e r
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