Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18A.054 · Subchapter B. APPLICATION FOR INTERCEPTION ORDER
ALTERNATE JURISDICTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An application for an interception order may be made to the judge of competent jurisdiction in an administrative judicial region adjacent to a region described by Article 18A.053 if:
(1) the judge of competent jurisdiction for the administrative judicial region described by Article 18A.053 is absent or unable to serve; or
(2) exigent circumstances exist.
(b) Exigent circumstances under Subsection (a)(2) do not include a denial of a previous application on the same facts and circumstances.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.
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