87R814 ADM-F     By: Rose H.B. No. 193       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the destruction of juvenile court records of victims of   sex trafficking.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C-1, Chapter 58, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 58.2635 to read as follows:          Sec. 58.2635.  DESTRUCTION OF JUVENILE COURT RECORDS: VICTIM   OF SEX TRAFFICKING. (a) A juvenile court shall order the   destruction of the court's records related to conduct for which a   person was referred to a juvenile probation department, regardless   of whether the person was adjudicated and without application to   the court, if:                (1)  the conduct constitutes an offense under Section   43.02(a), Penal Code;                (2)  the defense under Section 43.02(d), Penal Code,   applies to the conduct; and                (3)  the person is at least 18 years of age.          (b)  Electronic records are considered to be destroyed if the   electronic records, including the index to the records, are   deleted.          (c)  Converting physical records to electronic records and   subsequently destroying the physical records while maintaining the   electronic records is not considered destruction of a record under   this subchapter.          (d)  This section does not authorize the destruction of   records maintained for statistical and research purposes by the   Texas Juvenile Justice Department in a juvenile information and   case management system authorized under Section 58.403.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies to juvenile court records   created before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.