Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18A.201 · Subchapter E. EMERGENCY INSTALLATION AND USE OF INTERCEPTION DEVICE
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Immediate life-threatening situation" means a hostage, barricade, or other emergency situation in which a person unlawfully and directly:
(A) threatens another with death; or
(B) exposes another to a substantial risk of serious bodily injury.
(2) "Member of a law enforcement unit specially trained to respond to and deal with life-threatening situations" means a peace officer who, as evidenced by the submission of appropriate documentation to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement:
(A) receives each year a minimum of 40 hours of training in hostage and barricade suspect situations; or
(B) has received a minimum of 24 hours of training on kidnapping investigations and is:
(i) the sheriff of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more or the sheriff's designee; or
(ii) the police chief of a police department in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more or the chief's designee.
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.18A.htm
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