Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

how to get a conviction removed from my record in texas


Asked on 4/21/10, 10:08 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Paul Walcutt Law Office of Paul Holt Walcutt

The short answer: you can't.

The long answer: if you received deferred adjudication probation and successfully completed it, then you may be eligible to seal that record from the public. If you received a regular probation or did jail/prison time, then this is a final conviction on your record for the rest of your life. You could apply for a pardon (and then get the arrest/conviction records expunged), but those are fairly difficult to get.

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Answered on 4/27/10, 8:59 am


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