Tex. Occ. Code § 2033.018 · Subchapter A. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES
SEARCH AND SEIZURE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person consents to a search for a prohibited device, prohibited substance, or other contraband at a time and location described by Subsection (b) if the person:
(1) accepts a license or other credential issued under this subtitle; or
(2) enters a racetrack under the authority of a license or other credential alleged to have been issued under this subtitle.
(b) A search may be conducted by a commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety or a peace officer, including a peace officer employed by the commission, at any time and at any location at a racetrack, except a location:
(1) excluded by commission rule from searches under this section; or
(2) provided by a racetrack association under commission rule for private storage of personal items belonging to a license holder entering a racetrack.
(c) A person conducting a search under Subsection (b) may seize a prohibited device, prohibited substance, or other contraband discovered during the search.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2033.htm
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