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TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter E. Mobile Tracking Devices|Article 18B.203. Jurisdiction

(a)  A district judge may issue an order for the installation and use of a mobile tracking device in the same judicial district as the site of:(1)  the investigation; or(2)  the person, vehicle, container, item, or object the movement of which will be tracked by the device.(b)  The order may authorize the use of a mobile tracking device outside the judicial district but within the state, if the device is installed within the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter E. Mobile Tracking Devices|Article 18B.204. Notification of Judge Following Activation of Mobile Tracking Device

Within 72 hours after the time a mobile tracking device is activated in place on or within a vehicle, container, or item, the applicant for whom an order was issued under this subchapter shall notify in writing the judge who issued the order.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter E. Mobile Tracking Devices|Article 18B.205. Duration of Order

(a)  An order under this subchapter expires not later than the 90th day after the date that the mobile tracking device was activated in place on or within the vehicle, container, or item.(b)  For good cause shown, the judge may grant an extension for an additional 90-day period. |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter E. Mobile Tracking Devices|Article 18B.206. Removal of Device

(a)  The applicant shall remove or cause to be removed the mobile tracking device as soon as is practicable after the authorization period expires.(b)  If removal is not practicable, the device may not be monitored after the expiration of the order.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter E. Mobile Tracking Devices|Article 18B.207. Nonapplicability

(a)  This subchapter does not apply to a global positioning or similar device installed in or on an item of property by the owner or with the consent of the owner of the property.(b)  In an emergency, a private entity may monitor a device described by Subsection (a).  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter F. Law Enforcement Powers and Duties|Article 18B.251. Policy Required

Each designated law enforcement office or agency shall:(1)  adopt a written policy governing the application of this chapter to the office or agency; and(2)  submit the policy to the director of the department, or the director's designee, for approval.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter F. Law Enforcement Powers and Duties|Article 18B.252. Peace Officers Authorized to Possess, Install, Operate, or Monitor Equipment

(a)  A peace officer of a designated law enforcement office or agency is authorized to possess, install, operate, or monitor a pen register, ESN reader, or similar equipment if the peace officer's name is on the list submitted to the director of the department under Subsection (b).(b)  If the director of the department or the director's designee approves the policy submitted under Article 18B.251, the inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the inspector general's designee, or the sheriff or chief of a designated law enforcement agency or the sheriff's or chief's designee, as applicable, shall submit to the director a written list of all peace officers in the designated law enforcement office or agency who are authorized to possess, install, operate, or monitor pen registers, ESN readers, or similar equipment.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter F. Law Enforcement Powers and Duties|Article 18B.253. Limitation: Pen Registers

To prevent inclusion of the contents of a wire or electronic communication, a governmental agency authorized to install and use a pen register under this chapter or other law must use reasonably available technology to only record and decode electronic or other impulses used to identify the numbers dialed, routed, addressed, or otherwise processed or transmitted by the communication.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter F. Law Enforcement Powers and Duties|Article 18B.254. Application or Order Not Required for Certain Searches

A peace officer is not required to file an application under Subchapter B or obtain an order under Subchapter C before the peace officer makes an otherwise lawful search, with or without a warrant, to determine the contents of a caller identification message, pager message, or voice message that is contained within the memory of an end-user's identification, paging, or answering device.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter G. Oversight|Article 18B.301. Compliance Audit

(a)  The department may conduct an audit of a designated law enforcement office or agency to ensure compliance with this chapter.(b)  If the department determines from the audit that the designated law enforcement office or agency is not in compliance with the policy adopted by the office or agency under Article 18B.251, the department shall notify the office or agency in writing that the office or agency, as applicable, is not in compliance.(c)  If the department determines that the office or agency still is not in compliance with the policy on the 90th day after the date the office or agency receives written notice under Subsection (b), the office or agency loses the authority granted by this chapter until:(1)  the office or agency adopts a new written policy governing the application of this chapter to the office or agency; and(2)  the department approves that policy.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter G. Oversight|Article 18B.302. Report of Expenditures

(a)  The inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the sheriff or chief of a designated law enforcement agency, as applicable, shall submit to the director of the department a written report of expenditures made by the designated law enforcement office or agency to purchase and maintain a pen register, ESN reader, or similar equipment authorized under this chapter.(b)  The director of the department shall report the expenditures publicly on an annual basis on the department's Internet website or by other comparable means.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter G. -1. Prospective Location Information|Article 18B.321. Applicability

(a)  This subchapter applies only to a warrant described by Article 18B.322 for the required disclosure of location information that is:(1)  held in electronic storage in the possession, care, custody, or control of a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service; and(2)  created after the issuance of the warrant.(b)  Articles 18B.355, 18B.356, and 18B.357 apply to a warrant issued under this subchapter in the same manner as those articles apply to a warrant issued under Article 18B.354.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (H.B. 3363), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 112), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.322 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter G. -1. Prospective Location Information|Article 18B.322. Warrant Required for Certain Location Information Held in Electronic Storage

(a)  A warrant is required to obtain the disclosure of location information described by Article 18B.321(a) by a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service.(b)  Only a prosecutor or a prosecutor's assistant with jurisdiction in a county within a judicial district described by Article 18B.052(4) may file an application for a warrant under this subchapter.  The application must be supported by the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01(b).(c)  The application must be filed with a district judge in the applicable judicial district on:(1)  the prosecutor's or assistant's own motion; or(2)  the request of an authorized peace officer of a designated law enforcement office or agency or an authorized peace officer commissioned by the department.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (H.B. 3363), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 112), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.323 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter G. -1. Prospective Location Information|Article 18B.323. Issuance of Warrant

(a)  On the filing of an application for a warrant under this subchapter, a district judge may issue the warrant to obtain the disclosure of location information by a provider described by Article 18B.355(b), regardless of whether the location information is held at a location in this state or another state.(b)  A warrant may not be issued under this article unless the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01(b) provides sufficient and substantial facts to establish probable cause that:(1)  the disclosure of the location information sought will:(A)  produce evidence of an offense under investigation; or(B)  result in the apprehension of a fugitive from justice; and(2)  the location information sought is held in electronic storage in the possession, care, custody, or control of the service provider on which the warrant is served.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (H.B. 3363), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 112), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.324 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter G. -1. Prospective Location Information|Article 18B.324. Duration; Sealing

(a)  A warrant issued under this subchapter is valid for a period not to exceed 60 days after the date the warrant is issued, unless the prosecutor or prosecutor's assistant applies for and obtains an extension of that period from the court before the warrant expires.(b)  Each extension granted under Subsection (a) may not exceed a period of 60 days.(c)  A district court that issues a warrant under this subchapter shall order the warrant and the application for the warrant sealed and may not unseal the warrant and application until after the warrant expires.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (H.B. 3363), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 112), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.325 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter G. -1. Prospective Location Information|Article 18B.325. Emergency Disclosure

(a)  An authorized peace officer of a designated law enforcement office or agency or an authorized peace officer commissioned by the department may, without a warrant, require the disclosure of location information described by Article 18B.321(a) if:(1)  the officer reasonably believes an immediate life-threatening situation exists that:(A)  is within the officer's territorial jurisdiction; and(B)  requires the disclosure of the location information before a warrant can, with due diligence, be obtained under this subchapter; and(2)  there are sufficient grounds under this subchapter on which to obtain a warrant requiring the disclosure of the location information.(b)  Not later than 48 hours after requiring disclosure of location information without a warrant under Subsection (a), the authorized peace officer shall obtain a warrant for that purpose in accordance with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (H.B. 3363), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 112), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.326 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter G. -1. Prospective Location Information|Article 18B.326. Certain Evidence Not Admissible

The state may not use as evidence in a criminal proceeding any information obtained through the required disclosure of location information described by Article 18B.321(a), unless:(1)  a warrant is obtained before requiring the disclosure; or(2)  if the disclosure is required under Article 18B.325 before a warrant can be obtained, the authorized peace officer who required the disclosure obtains a warrant as required by Subsection (b) of that article.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (H.B. 3363), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 112), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter H. Access to Stored Communications and Other Stored Customer Data|Article 18B.351. Government Access to Electronic Customer Data

(a)  An authorized peace officer may require a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service to disclose electronic customer data that is in electronic storage by obtaining a warrant under Article 18B.354.(b)  An authorized peace officer may require a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service to disclose only electronic customer data that is information revealing the identity of customers of the applicable service or information about a customer's use of the applicable service, without giving the subscriber or customer notice:(1)  by obtaining an administrative subpoena authorized by statute;(2)  by obtaining a grand jury subpoena;(3)  by obtaining a court order under Article 18B.352;(4)  by obtaining a warrant under Article 18B.354;(5)  by obtaining the consent of the subscriber or customer to the disclosure of the data; or(6)  as otherwise permitted by applicable federal law.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter H. Access to Stored Communications and Other Stored Customer Data|Article 18B.352. Court Order for Government Access to Stored Customer Data

(a)  A court shall issue an order authorizing disclosure of contents, records, or other information of a wire or electronic communication held in electronic storage if the court determines that there is a reasonable belief that the information sought is relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry.(b)  A court may grant a motion by the service provider to quash or modify the order issued under Subsection (a) if the court determines that:(1)  the information or records requested are unusually voluminous; or(2)  compliance with the order would cause an undue burden on the provider.  |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter H. Access to Stored Communications and Other Stored Customer Data|Article 18B.353. Warrant Issued in This State: Applicability

Articles 18B.354-18B.357 apply to a warrant required under Article 18B.351 to obtain electronic customer data, including the contents of a wire or electronic communication.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter H. Access to Stored Communications and Other Stored Customer Data|Article 18B.354. Warrant Issued in This State: Application and Issuance of Warrant

(a)  On the filing of an application by an authorized peace officer, a district judge may issue a search warrant under this article for electronic customer data held in electronic storage, including the contents of and records and other information related to a wire or electronic communication held in electronic storage, by a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service described by Article 18B.355(b), regardless of whether the customer data is held at a location in this state or another state.  An application made under this subsection must demonstrate probable cause for the issuance of the warrant and must be supported by the oath of the authorized peace officer.(b)  A search warrant may not be issued under this article unless the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01(b) provides sufficient and substantial facts to establish probable cause that:(1)  a specific offense has been committed; and(2)  the electronic customer data sought:(A)  constitutes evidence of that offense or evidence that a particular person committed that offense; and(B)  is held in electronic storage by the service provider on which the warrant is served under Article 18B.355(c).(c)  Only the electronic customer data described in the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01(b) may be seized under the warrant.(d)  A warrant issued under this article shall run in the name of "The State of Texas."(e)  Article 18.011 applies to an affidavit presented under Article 18.01(b) for the issuance of a warrant under this article, and the affidavit may be sealed in the manner provided by that article.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 18B.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 18B - Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications|Subchapter H. Access to Stored Communications and Other Stored Customer Data|Article 18B.355. Warrant Issued in This State: Execution of Warrant

(a)  Not later than the 11th day after the date of issuance, an authorized peace officer shall execute a warrant issued under Article 18B.354, except that the peace officer shall execute the warrant within a shorter period if the district judge directs a shorter period in the warrant.  For purposes of this subsection, a warrant is executed when the warrant is served in the manner described by Subsection (c).(b)  A warrant issued under Article 18B.354 may be served only on a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service that is a domestic entity or a company or entity otherwise doing business in this state under a contract or a terms of service agreement with a resident of this state, if any part of that contract or agreement is to be performed in this state.(c)  A search warrant issued under Article 18B.354 is served when an authorized peace officer delivers the warrant by hand, by facsimile transmission, or, in a manner allowing proof of delivery, by means of the United States mail or a private delivery service to:(1)  a person specified by Section 5.255, Business Organizations Code;(2)  the secretary of state in the case of a company or entity to which Section 5.251, Business Organizations Code, applies; or(3)  any other person or entity designated to receive the service of process.(d)  The district judge shall hear and decide any motion to quash the warrant not later than the fifth business day after the date the service provider files the motion. The judge may allow the service provider to appear at the hearing by teleconference.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.|