Texas changed that law last year. Now if one partner is under 17 and one over, but they are four years or less apart in age, and the younger partner is at least 15, then consensual sex between the two is legal.
People convicted under the old law can petition a court to be removed from the offender list.
> People convicted under the old law can petition a court to be removed from the offender list.
No, listing is permanent. The background check companies never remove anything from their databases. In fact having a court purge an old conviction may make your life worse, since there is no longer an official record of the insignificance of the crime, just a private database that says CRIMINAL, CRIMINAL!
People convicted under the old law can petition a court to be removed from the offender list.