Tex. Gov't Code § 501.026 · Subchapter A. GENERAL WELFARE PROVISIONS
LIMITATION ON CERTAIN SEARCHES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The department shall adopt a policy regarding a search of any room or other area that occurs while a female inmate who is not fully clothed is present in the room or area. The policy must:
(1) require that the search be conducted by a female correctional officer if one is available;
(2) include staffing procedures to ensure the availability of female officers; and
(3) provide that if it is necessary for a male correctional officer to conduct the search, the officer must submit a written report explaining the reasons for the search to the warden not later than 72 hours after the search.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 650), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.501.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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