Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18B.053 · Subchapter B. APPLICATION FOR ORDER AUTHORIZING INSTALLATION AND USE OF EQUIPMENT
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An application under this subchapter must:
(1) be made in writing under oath;
(2) include the name of the subscriber and the telephone number and location of the communication device on which the pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, or similar equipment will be used, to the extent that information is known or is reasonably ascertainable; and
(3) state that the installation and use of the device or equipment will likely produce information that is material to an ongoing criminal investigation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.18B.htm
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