Text of article effective on January 01, 2025
Art. 55A.003.  PARDON FOR ACTUAL INNOCENCE.  A person to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to have all records and files relating to the arrest expunged if:
(1)  the person is:
(A)  tried for and convicted of the offense for which the person was arrested; and
(B)  subsequently pardoned or otherwise granted relief on the basis of actual innocence with respect to that offense; and
(2)  the applicable pardon or court order clearly indicates on its face that the pardon or order was granted or issued on the basis of the person's actual innocence.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.