Everything You Need To Know About Nondisclosure Orders In Texas

If you have been arrested for a DWI (driving while intoxicated), your conviction is available to anyone as court records are public. In Texas, a DWI conviction can have severe consequences, including fines, jail time, and a criminal record. This can have many implications, from preventing you from holding specific professional licenses to limiting your job prospects. Fortunately, there is a legal solution available: nondisclosure orders.

What Is A Nondisclosure?

Nondisclosure is the effect of a court order that allows specific individuals to have their criminal records sealed, making them inaccessible to the general public and some employers. In Texas, nondisclosure is typically only available for certain misdemeanor offenses, including first-time DWI convictions.

Court orders of nondisclosure prevent public bodies, such as courts, clerks of the courts, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors offices, from releasing certain criminal records. You may benefit from a nondisclosure order if you have a criminal background.

In response to queries on employment applications, you are not compelled to divulge information linked to a crime subject to a nondisclosure order.

Note that a nondisclosure order pertains to a specific criminal offense, not all offenses on your criminal history record. However, you may still acquire numerous charges for various crimes.

A nondisclosure order protects your criminal history record by prohibiting companies from publishing information about specific offenses. There are, however, exceptions to the general norm. Even if the judge grants the order, the information may be obtained by police enforcement and certain state entities. Section 411.0765 of the Government Code contains a list of such agencies.

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