Texas Penal Code
§ 16.02 — UNLAWFUL INTERCEPTION, USE, OR DISCLOSURE OF WIRE, ORAL, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
PE § 16.02Title 4. INCHOATE OFFENSES · Ch. 16. CRIMINAL INSTRUMENTS, INTERCEPTION OF WIRE OR ORAL COMMUNICATION, AND INSTALLATION OF TRACKING DEVICE
Statute text
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(1)"Communication common carrier," "computer trespasser," "contents," "covert entry," "electronic communication," "intercept," "interception device," "investigative or law enforcement officer," "oral communication," "protected computer," and "wire communication" have the meanings assigned by Article 18A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2)"Immediate life-threatening situation" and "member of a law enforcement unit specially trained to respond to and deal with life-threatening situations" have the meanings assigned by Article 18A.201, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(3)"Readily accessible to the general public" means, with respect to a radio communication, a communication that is not:
(A)scrambled or encrypted;
(B)transmitted using modulation techniques whose essential parameters have been withheld from the public with the intention of preserving the privacy of the communication;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 889 (S.B. 1551), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 3228), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 3.023, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 2.01, eff. January 1, 2019.