Order of Expunction (Texas)?

Question

My daughter was arrested at age 17 for a minor theft charge. She completed her probation, the case was dismissed, and expunction was granted. It was my understanding that her arrest and everything related to it would be deleted from her record. However, when she applied to rent an apartment and a background check was run, the arrest appeared. She is now trying to apply for a job and they will be running a background check on her.

Does anyone have any idea how I can get this corrected? I don't know which agency is still reporting the incident. I do not want to back to the original attorney. He charged $5,000 for this small shoplifting incident and I shudder to think what he would charge to get this straightened out.

I'm not sure if this is relevant, but the order of expunction was signed by the judge in May 2006 and the apartment was applied for in late October 2006. Everything occurred in Texas.

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

I would contact the judge's office who signed the expunction order, & ask to have one of the judge's clerks look into the issue for you. There should be no expense that way.