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TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter F. Detection of Cellular Telephone or Other Wireless Communications Device in Correctional or Detention Facility|Article 18A.252. Use of Interception Device by Inspector General

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or Chapter 18B, the office of inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may:(1)  without a warrant, use an interception device to detect the presence or use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility;(2)  without a warrant, intercept, monitor, detect, or, as authorized by applicable federal laws and regulations, prevent the transmission of a communication through a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility; and(3)  use, to the extent authorized by law, any information obtained under Subdivision (2), including the contents of an intercepted communication, in a criminal or civil proceeding before a court or other governmental agency or entity.(b)  When using an interception device under Subsection (a), the office of inspector general shall minimize the impact of the device on a communication that is not reasonably related to the detection of the presence or use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter F. Detection of Cellular Telephone or Other Wireless Communications Device in Correctional or Detention Facility|Article 18A.253. Reporting Use of Interception Device

Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the office of inspector general uses an interception device under Article 18A.252(a), the inspector general shall report the use of the device to:(1)  a prosecutor with jurisdiction in the county in which the device was used; or(2)  the special prosecution unit established under Subchapter E, Chapter 41, Government Code, if that unit has jurisdiction in the county in which the device was used.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter F. Detection of Cellular Telephone or Other Wireless Communications Device in Correctional or Detention Facility|Article 18A.254. No Expectation of Privacy

(a)  A person confined in a correctional facility does not have an expectation of privacy with respect to the possession or use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device located on the premises of the facility.(b)  A person confined in a correctional facility, and any person with whom the confined person communicates through the use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device, does not have an expectation of privacy with respect to the contents of a communication transmitted by the telephone or device.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter G. Agencies and Personnel Authorized to Possess and Use Interception Devices|Article 18A.301. Department of Public Safety Authorized to Possess and Use Interception Device

(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter and Subchapters E and F, only the department is authorized by this chapter to own, possess, install, operate, or monitor an interception device.(b)  An investigative or law enforcement officer or other person may assist the department in the operation and monitoring of an interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications if the officer or other person:(1)  is designated by the director for that purpose; and(2)  acts in the presence and under the direction of a commissioned officer of the department.(c)  The director shall designate in writing the commissioned officers of the department who are responsible for the possession, installation, operation, and monitoring of interception devices for the department.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter G. Agencies and Personnel Authorized to Possess and Use Interception Devices|Article 18A.302. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Authorized to Possess and Use Interception Device

(a)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice may own an interception device for a use or purpose authorized by Section 500.008, Government Code.(b)  The inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, a commissioned officer of that office, or a person acting in the presence and under the direction of the commissioned officer may possess, install, operate, or monitor the interception device as provided by Section 500.008, Government Code.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter G. Agencies and Personnel Authorized to Possess and Use Interception Devices|Article 18A.303. Texas Juvenile Justice Department Authorized to Possess and Use Interception Device

(a)  The Texas Juvenile Justice Department may own an interception device for a use or purpose authorized by Section 242.103, Human Resources Code.(b)  The inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a commissioned officer of that office, or a person acting in the presence and under the direction of the commissioned officer may possess, install, operate, or monitor the interception device as provided by Section 242.103, Human Resources Code.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter H. Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications|Article 18A.351. Disclosure or Use of Intercepted Communications

An investigative or law enforcement officer who, by means authorized by this chapter, obtains knowledge of the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived from the communication may:(1)  use the contents or evidence to the extent the use is appropriate to the proper performance of the officer's official duties; or(2)  disclose the contents or evidence to another investigative or law enforcement officer, including a law enforcement officer or agent of the United States or of another state, to the extent that the disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter H. Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications|Article 18A.352. Disclosure Under Oath

A person who receives, by means authorized by this chapter, information concerning a wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived from a communication intercepted in accordance with this chapter may disclose the contents of that communication or evidence while giving testimony under oath in any proceeding held under the authority of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter H. Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications|Article 18A.353. Privileged Communications

(a)  An otherwise privileged wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, this chapter does not lose its privileged character.(b)  Evidence derived from a privileged communication described by Subsection (a) against a party to that communication is privileged.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter H. Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications|Article 18A.354. Disclosure or Use of Incidentally Intercepted Communications

(a)  This article applies only to the contents of and evidence derived from wire, oral, or electronic communications that:(1)  are intercepted by an investigative or law enforcement officer while engaged in intercepting wire, oral, or electronic communications in a manner authorized by this chapter; and(2)  relate to offenses other than those specified by the interception order.(b)  The contents of and evidence derived from a communication described by Subsection (a) may be disclosed or used as provided by Article 18A.351.(c)  The contents of and evidence derived from a communication described by Subsection (a) may be used under Article 18A.352 when authorized by a judge of competent jurisdiction if the judge finds, on subsequent application, that the contents were otherwise intercepted in accordance with this chapter.(d)  An application under Subsection (c) must be made as soon as practicable.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter H. Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications|Article 18A.355. Notice and Disclosure of Interception Application, Interception Order, and Intercepted Communications

(a)  Within a reasonable period but not later than the 90th day after the date an application for an interception order is denied or after the date an interception order or the last extension, if any, expires, the judge who granted or denied the application shall cause to be served on each person named in the order or application and any other party to an intercepted communication, if any, an inventory that must include notice of:(1)  the application or the issuance of the order;(2)  the date of denial of the application, or the date of the issuance of the order and the authorized interception period; and(3)  whether during any authorized interception period wire, oral, or electronic communications were intercepted.(b)  The judge may, on motion, make available for inspection to a person or the person's counsel any portion of an intercepted communication, application, or order that the judge determines to disclose to that person in the interest of justice.(c)  On an ex parte showing of good cause to the judge, the serving of the inventory required under Subsection (a) may be postponed.(d)  Evidence derived from an order under this chapter may not be disclosed in a trial until after the inventory has been served.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter H. Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications|Article 18A.356. Notice of Interception Required

(a)  The contents of an intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived from the communication may not be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in a trial, hearing, or other proceeding in a federal or state court unless each party, not later than the 10th day before the date of the trial, hearing, or other proceeding, has been provided with a copy of the interception order and application under which the interception was authorized.(b)  The judge may waive the 10-day period described by Subsection (a) on a finding that:(1)  it is not possible to provide the party with the information 10 days before the trial, hearing, or proceeding; and(2)  the party will not be prejudiced by the delay in receiving the information.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter H. Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications|Article 18A.357. Communications Received in Evidence

(a)  The contents of an intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state unless:(1)  the communication was intercepted in violation of this chapter, Section 16.02, Penal Code, or federal law; or(2)  the disclosure of the contents of the communication or evidence derived from the communication would violate a law described by Subdivision (1).(b)  The contents of an intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in a civil trial, hearing, or other proceeding only if the civil trial, hearing, or other proceeding arises out of a violation of a penal law.(c)  This article does not prohibit the use or admissibility of the contents of an intercepted communication or evidence derived from the communication if the communication was intercepted in a jurisdiction outside this state in compliance with the law of that jurisdiction.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter H. Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications|Article 18A.358. Suppression of Contents of Intercepted Communications

(a) An aggrieved person charged with an offense in a trial, hearing, or proceeding in or before a court, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, or other authority of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state may move to suppress the contents of an intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived from the communication on the ground that:(1)  the communication was unlawfully intercepted;(2)  the interception order is insufficient on its face; or(3)  the interception was not made in conformity with the interception order.(b)  A person identified by a party to an intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication during the course of that communication may move to suppress the contents of the communication on:(1)  a ground provided under Subsection (a); or(2)  the ground that the harm to the person resulting from the person's identification in court exceeds the value to the prosecution of the disclosure of the contents.(c)  The motion to suppress must be made before the trial, hearing, or proceeding unless:(1)  there was not an opportunity to make the motion; or(2)  the aggrieved person was not aware of the grounds of the motion.(d)  The hearing on the motion to suppress shall be held in camera on the written request of the aggrieved person.(e)  If the motion to suppress is granted, the contents of the intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication and evidence derived from the communication shall be treated as having been obtained in violation of this chapter.(f)  The judge, on the filing of the motion to suppress by the aggrieved person, shall make available to the aggrieved person or the person's counsel for inspection any portion of the intercepted communication or evidence derived from the communication that the judge determines to make available in the interest of justice.(g)  A judge of this state, on hearing a pretrial motion regarding conversations intercepted by wire in accordance with this chapter, or who otherwise becomes informed that there exists on such an intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication identification of a specific individual who is not a suspect or a party to the subject of interception shall:(1)  give notice and an opportunity to be heard on the matter of suppression of references to that individual if identification is sufficient to give notice; or(2)  suppress references to that individual if identification is:(A)  sufficient to potentially cause embarrassment or harm that outweighs the probative value, if any, of the mention of that individual; and(B)  insufficient to require the notice under Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter I. Use and Disposition of Applications and Orders|Article 18A.401. Sealing of Application or Order

The judge shall seal each application made and order issued under this chapter.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter I. Use and Disposition of Applications and Orders|Article 18A.402. Custody of Applications and Orders

Custody of applications and orders issued under this chapter shall be wherever the judge directs.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter I. Use and Disposition of Applications and Orders|Article 18A.403. Disclosure of Application or Order

An application made or order issued under this chapter may be disclosed only on a showing of good cause before a judge of competent jurisdiction.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter I. Use and Disposition of Applications and Orders|Article 18A.404. Destruction of Application or Order

An application made or order issued under this chapter may be destroyed only on or after the 10th anniversary of the date the application or order was sealed and only if the judge of competent jurisdiction for the administrative judicial region in which the application was made or the order was issued orders the destruction.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter J. Creation, Use, and Disposition of Recordings|Article 18A.451. Creation of Recordings

The contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepted by means authorized by this chapter shall be recorded on tape, wire, or other comparable device in a way that protects the recording from editing or other alterations.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter J. Creation, Use, and Disposition of Recordings|Article 18A.452. Duplication of Recordings

Recordings under Article 18A.451 may be duplicated for use or disclosure under Article 18A.351 for investigations. |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.453 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter J. Creation, Use, and Disposition of Recordings|Article 18A.453. Sealing and Custody of Recordings

(a)  Immediately on the expiration of the period of an interception order and all extensions, if any, the recordings under Article 18A.451 shall be:(1)  made available to the judge issuing the order; and(2)  sealed under the judge's directions.(b)  Custody of the recordings shall be wherever the judge orders. |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.454 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter J. Creation, Use, and Disposition of Recordings|Article 18A.454. Destruction of Recordings

A recording under Article 18A.451 may be destroyed only on or after the 10th anniversary of the date of expiration of the interception order and the last extension, if any, and only if the judge of competent jurisdiction for the administrative judicial region in which the interception was authorized orders the destruction.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18A.455 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18A - Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications|Subchapter J. Creation, Use, and Disposition of Recordings|Article 18A.455. Prerequisite for Use or Disclosure of Recording in Certain Proceedings

The presence of the seal required by Article 18A.453(a) or a satisfactory explanation of the seal's absence is a prerequisite for the use or disclosure of the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived from the communication under Article 18A.352. |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.|