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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18A.053 — Jurisdiction

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 18A: DETECTION, INTERCEPTION, AND USE OF WIRE, ORAL, AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18A.053

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18A.053Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Except as provided by Article 18A.054 , a judge of competent jurisdiction may act on an application for an interception order if any of the following is located in the administrative judicial region with respect to which the judge is appointed: (1) the site of: (A) the proposed interception; or (B) the interception device to be installed or monitored; (2) the communication device to be intercepted; (3) the billing, residential, or business address of the subscriber to the electronic communications service to be intercepted; (4) the headquarters of the law enforcement agency that makes the request for or will execute the interception order; or (5) the headquarters of the service provider.

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