State guides to criminal record clearing

Plain-English summaries of how record-clearing works, with statute citations for every rule. Written for working professionals, not lawyers. Information only — not legal advice.

Texas

Expunction (Tex. Code Crim. Proc. ch. 55) and Order of Nondisclosure (Tex. Gov't Code §§ 411.0725, 411.0726). Cleanest expungement statute in the US for many cases.

California

Set-aside / dismissal (PC §§ 1203.4, 1203.4a), arrest sealing (§851.91), and the Clean Slate Act (AB 1076 / SB 731) for many older cases automatically.

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