An order of non-disclosure seals an individual’s criminal record and prevents the public from seeing it. The Texas Government Code states that a person has the option to make an appeal to the court that placed the individual on postponed adjudication community supervision. The individual has the right to ask the court for an order of nondisclosure but only under the following conditions:
The person entered a plea of guilty or no contest.
The judge delayed proceedings, but did not enter an adjudication of guilt and put the person under court surveillance.
The judge dismissed proceedings and discharged the individual in question by the end of the surveillance period.
An order of non-disclosure applies to one particular criminal offense, not an entire criminal record. However, one might qualify for multiple orders of non-disclosure to seal multiple criminal offenses.