Tex. Gov't Code § 411.0716 : GOVERNMENT CODE — EXECUTIVE BRANCH — LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION — DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS —1 - ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION — Applicability of Subchapter TEXT PDF (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies to the issuance of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for an offense committed before, on, or after September 1, 2017. (b) Section 411.072 applies only to a person described by Subsection (a) of that section who receives a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, on or after September 1, 2017. Tex. Gov't. Code § 411.0716 Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 877,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.