Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 18A.202 — POSSESSION AND USE OF INTERCEPTION DEVICE IN EMERGENCY SITUATION

CR § 18A.202Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 18A. DETECTION, INTERCEPTION, AND USE OF WIRE, ORAL, AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS · Art. E. EMERGENCY INSTALLATION AND USE OF INTERCEPTION DEVICE

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(a)The prosecutor in a county in which an interception device is to be installed or used shall designate in writing each peace officer in the county, other than a commissioned officer of the department, who is:

(1)a member of a law enforcement unit specially trained to respond to and deal with life-threatening situations; and

(2)authorized to possess an interception device and responsible for the installation, operation, and monitoring of the device in an immediate life-threatening situation.

(b)A peace officer designated under Subsection (a) or Article 18A.301(c) may possess, install, operate, or monitor an interception device if the officer:

(1)reasonably believes an immediate life-threatening situation exists that:

(A)is within the territorial jurisdiction of the officer or another officer the officer is assisting; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.