Here is a list of contact numbers for your credit bureau inquiries: Equifax Inc. For credit-related concerns: Call 1-800-685-1111 to get a free credit report using the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.
California provides an exception-You can record someone without their consent, if it will be used to prove kidnapping, extortion, bribery, or a violent felony. Most states will not allow you to record someone in furtherance of your own crime or tort.
If you are ON a deferred probation, you have not been acquitted. Sealing your record to keep any civilian from seeing it when doing a background check (for job or housing) is called non-disclosure. The law specifically excludes any assault-family violence. Please see Texas Government Code 411.081, subsection (e)(4).