Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.059 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
NATIONALITY OR IMMIGRATION STATUS INQUIRY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Subject to Subsection (b), in the course of investigating an alleged criminal offense, a peace officer may inquire as to the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to the offense only if the officer determines that the inquiry is necessary to:
(1) investigate the offense; or
(2) provide the victim or witness with information about federal visas designed to protect individuals providing assistance to law enforcement.
(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent a peace officer from:
(1) conducting a separate investigation of any other alleged criminal offense; or
(2) inquiring as to the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense if the officer has probable cause to believe that the victim or witness has engaged in specific conduct constituting a separate criminal offense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.2A.htm
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