Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18B.322 · Subchapter G-1. PROSPECTIVE LOCATION INFORMATION
WARRANT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN LOCATION INFORMATION HELD IN ELECTRONIC STORAGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A warrant is required to obtain the disclosure of location information described by Article 18B.321(a) by a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service.
(b) Only a prosecutor or a prosecutor's assistant with jurisdiction in a county within a judicial district described by Article 18B.052(4) may file an application for a warrant under this subchapter. The application must be supported by the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01(b).
(c) The application must be filed with a district judge in the applicable judicial district on:
(1) the prosecutor's or assistant's own motion; or
(2) the request of an authorized peace officer of a designated law enforcement office or agency or an authorized peace officer commissioned by the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (H.B. 3363), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 112), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.
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