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Cause No. _________________
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In the Matter of § In the
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_____________ County, Texas
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Petition for Order of Nondisclosure
Under Section 411.0735
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(“Petitioner”) respectfully
petitions this court for an Order of Nondisclosure regarding the offense detailed in the
following paragraph. This petition is filed pursuant to Section 411.0735, Government
Code.
1. The Underlying Order and Completion of Period of Confinement
Petitioner was convicted in this court of the misdemeanor offense of
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Petitioner was sentenced to a period of confinement that began on
________________ (8). A copy of this court’s order or judgment sentencing Petitioner
to a period of confinement is / is not (9) attached to this Petition.
Petitioner completed the term of confinement and was released on ___________ (10).
A copy of Petitioner’s release paper is / is not
(11)
attached to this petition.
2. Petitioner Satisfies the Requirements of Secs. 411.0735, Government
Code
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Petitioner satisfies the requirement under Section 411.0735 that a petitioner not
be eligible for an order of nondisclosure under Section 411.073, Government Code,
because Petitioner was not placed on probation under Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal
Procedure (effective January 1, 2017, Chapter 42A).
Additionally, Petitioner meets the other requirements of Section 411.0735
because:
the offense for which Petitioner was convicted and is requesting an order
of nondisclosure was NOT a misdemeanor under:
o Sec. 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code (driving/operating
watercraft under the influence of alcohol by minor),
o Sec. 49.04, Penal Code (driving while intoxicated),
o Sec. 49.05, Penal Code (flying while intoxicated),
o Sec. 49.06, Penal Code (boating while intoxicated),
o Sec. 49.065, Penal Code (assembling or operating an amusement
ride while intoxicated), or
o Chapter 71, Penal Code (organized crime offenses);
Petitioner was sentenced to and served a period of confinement for the
offense for which Petitioner is requesting an order of nondisclosure;
Petitioner has never been previously convicted of or placed on deferred
adjudication for another offense other than an offense under the
Transportation Code punishable by fine only; and
two or more years have passed since Petitioner completed the period of
confinement imposed by this court.
3. Petitioner Satisfies the Requirements of Sec. 411.074, Government Code
Petitioner satisfies the requirements of Section 411.074, Government Code, in that
during the period after the court pronounced the sentence for the offense for which the
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order of nondisclosure is requested, and for the two years following Petitioner’s
completion of the sentence for that offense, Petitioner was not convicted of or placed on
deferred adjudication under Section 5, Article 42.12 (effective January 1, 2017, Art.
42A.101), Code of Criminal Procedure, for any offense other than an offense under the
Transportation Code punishable by fine only.
Further, Petitioner was not convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for and
has never been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for any of the following:
(A) an offense requiring registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62,
Code of Criminal Procedure;
(B) an offense under Texas Penal Code Section 20.04 (aggravated
kidnapping);
(C) an offense under any of the following Texas Penal Code Sections:
19.02 (murder);
19.03 (capital murder);
20A.02 (trafficking of persons);
20A.03 (continuous trafficking of persons);
22.04 (injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual);
22.041 (abandoning or endangering a child);
25.07 (violation of court orders or conditions of bond in a family
violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking case);
25.072 (repeated violation of certain court orders or conditions of
bond in family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking
case); or
42.072 (stalking); or
(D) any other offense involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004,
Family Code.
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Additionally, this court did not make an affirmative finding that the offense for
which Petitioner is requesting an order of nondisclosure involved family violence, as
defined by Section 71.004, Family Code.
4. Petitioner is Entitled to File a Petition for an Order of Nondisclosure
Petitioner is entitled to file this petition because Petitioner has satisfied each of the
requirements necessary to be so entitled. A person is entitled to file a petition for an order
of nondisclosure under Sec. 411.0735, Government Code, if the person:
was convicted, sentenced to, served, and released from a period of
confinement for a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor listed under
Secs. 411.0735(a) and 411.074(b), Government Code;
has never previously, during the period after the court pronounced the
sentence, or during any applicable waiting period, been convicted of or
placed on deferred adjudication for another offense other than an offense
under the Transportation Code punishable by fine only; and
has met the requirements of Sections 411.0735 and 411.074, Government
Code, including: not being eligible for an order of nondisclosure under Sec.
411.073, Government Code; waiting the requisite amount of time to file a
petition for an order of nondisclosure; no affirmative finding by the court
that the offense for which Petitioner is requesting an order of nondisclosure
involved family violence as defined by Sec. 71.004, Family Code.
5. Issuance of an Order of Nondisclosure is in the Best Interest of Justice
The issuance of an Order of Nondisclosure in this case is in the best interest of
justice.
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6. The Fee to File the Petition has been Paid or Otherwise Satisfied
The fee to file this petition is the total amount of the fee required to file a civil
petition and $28.00, or a petitioner may submit a
Statement of Inability to Afford Payment
of Court Costs
in lieu of paying the filing fee. Petitioner has included: (12)
the required filing fee; or
a
Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs
in lieu of
the required filing fees.
7. Prayer for Relief
Petitioner prays that after notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing, and a
determination by the court that Petitioner is entitled to file this petition and that issuance
of the order is in the best interest of justice, the court will grant Petitioner’s request for
an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history
record information related to the offense specified in this petition.
Respectfully submitted,
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