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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18A.203 — Consent for emergency interception

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.203

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.203Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) An official described by Article 18A.202 (b)(3) may give oral or written consent to the interception of communications under this subchapter to provide evidence of the commission of a felony, or of a threat, attempt, or conspiracy to commit a felony, in an immediate life-threatening situation. (b) Oral or written consent given under this subchapter expires on the earlier of: (1) 48 hours after the grant of consent; or (2) the conclusion of the emergency justifying the interception.

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