2. If the person has been convicted of a Until the individual felony as an is 33. PS4225-17b JUVENILE CASE PAPERS Case papers for offenses committed between 1 (PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS) September 1987 and 31 December 1995: Retention Note: State law requires that the 1. If the person has not been convicted of a records can only be destroyed at this point Until the individual felony as an on the motion of a person in whose name is 23. files and records are kept or on the court’s own motion. Local governments wishing to dispose of juvenile records at the expiration of the retention period prescribed under these circumstances should petition the court for an order directing that the records be destroyed. Local governments may dispose of the juvenile records on their own initiative only according to the retention period set out in PS4225-17(b)(2). 2. If the person has been convicted of a Until the individual felony as an adult. is 33. 3. If the juvenile is to have engaged in Date of judgment conduct involving a violation of the penal in disposition code of the grade of felony. hearing + 25 years. Case papers for offenses committed on or after 1 *PS4225-17c JUVENILE CASE PAPERS (PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS) January 1996: 1. The most serious allegation adjudicated Until the individual By law - Family Code §58.0071(d)(1). was conduct indicating a need for is at least 18 years supervision; or the referral or information of age. did not relate to conduct indicating a need for supervision or delinquent conduct and the juvenile court or the court’s staff did not take action of the referral or information for that reason.
2. If the person has been convicted of a felony as an Until the individual is 33. PS4225-17b JUVENILE CASE PAPERS (PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS) Case papers for offenses committed between 1 September 1987 and 31 December 1995: 1. If the person has not been convicted of a felony as an 2. If the person has been convicted of a felony as an adult. 3. If the juvenile is to have engaged in conduct involving a violation of the penal code of the grade of felony. Until the individual is 23. Until the individual is 33. Date of judgment in disposition hearing + 25 years. Retention Note: State law requires that the records can only be destroyed at this point on the motion of a person in whose name files and records are kept or on the court’s own motion. Local governments wishing to dispose of juvenile records at the expiration of the retention period prescribed under these circumstances should petition the court for an order directing that the records be destroyed. Local governments may dispose of the juvenile records on their own initiative only according to the retention period set out in PS4225-17(b)(2). *PS4225-17c JUVENILE CASE PAPERS (PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS) Case papers for offenses committed on or after 1 January 1996: 1. The most serious allegation adjudicated was conduct indicating a need for supervision; or the referral or information did not relate to conduct indicating a need for supervision or delinquent conduct and the juvenile court or the court’s staff did not take action of the referral or information for that reason. Until the individual is at least 18 years of age. By law - Family Code §58.0071(d)(1).
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