Under Texas law, you may have your juvenile record sealed by a texas court and removed from the criminal history database. Even if you were convicted of a crime you may have your record sealed if 1) you did not receive a determination sentence in a juvenile penitentiary 2) you are not currently registered as a sex offender, and 3) you were not tried as an adult. Please contact us if you have further questions about whether you are eligible. If you are interested in getting your juvenile record sealed call us.
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ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT TEXAS JUVENILE SEALING
How do I know if I have a Juvenile Record?
If you were arrested, taken into custody or charged with a criminal offense (Class A or B misdemeanor or any felony) that was committed when you were at least 10 years old but younger than 17 years old, you probably have a juvenile file and record. You may also have a juvenile record if you were charged with a Class C misdemeanor offense and the justice or municipal court transferred your case to a juvenile court.
As stated above, if a juvenile was adjudicated for delinquent Conduct (Class A or B misdemeanor or any felony), the juvenile probably has a record with various agencies including local law enforcement, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This record is a permanent record that is not destroyed or erased unless the record is eligible for sealing and you have a lawyer file a petition in court to have the record sealed.
Who has access to Juvenile Records? While juvenile files and records are generally confidential, there are some important exceptions. A juvenile record can be accessed by police, sheriff’s officers, prosecutors, probation officers, correctional officers, and other criminal and juvenile justice officials. Also, the record may be available to employers, educational institutions, licensing agencies, and other organizations when the person applies for employment or educational programs. Juvenile treatment records (counseling, placement, drug treatment, etc., are confidential and accessible only to authorized users.
What is “Automatic Restriction of Access to Records”?
For records created after September 1, 2001, Texas has a system that partially limits access to your juvenile records after you reach 21 years of age if you do not commit criminal offenses once you become 17 years of age. The system is called "Automatic Restriction of Access to Records." In addition to your opportunity to have your records sealed and destroyed under other provisions of the Texas Family Code, this system may provide some limited protection.
However, under Automatic Restriction of Access to Records, your records are NOT destroyed or sealed. They remain in place, but are placed under restricted access. After you reach age 21, they are still available to criminal justice agencies for criminal justice purposes, such as investigating and prosecuting crimes. To all other inquiring parties (employers, educational agencies, etc.) the agency holding the records is required to reply that the records "do not exist." If asked, you are legally allowed to deny that you were ever arrested, charged, prosecuted or adjudicated for a crime if you records are restricted under this system.
It is important to note that many juvenile records are NOT eligible for Automatic Restricted Access, such as:
Cases that were handled as determinate sentence cases by the juvenile court;
Cases that were certified (transferred) to adult criminal court to be handled in the same manner as adult cases; or
Cases that were prosecuted in justice or municipal court.
