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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18A.054 — Alternate 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.054

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.054Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) An application for an interception order may be made to the judge of competent jurisdiction in an administrative judicial region adjacent to a region described by Article 18A.053 if: (1) the judge of competent jurisdiction for the administrative judicial region described by Article 18A.053 is absent or unable to serve; or (2) exigent circumstances exist. (b) Exigent circumstances under Subsection (a)(2) do not include a denial of a previous application on the same facts and circumstances.

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