Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18A.252 — Use of interception device by inspector general
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.252
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.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or Chapter 18B , the office of inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may: (1) without a warrant, use an interception device to detect the presence or use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility; (2) without a warrant, intercept, monitor, detect, or, as authorized by applicable federal laws and regulations, prevent the transmission of a communication through a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility; and (3) use, to the extent authorized by law, any information obtained under Subdivision (2), including the contents of an intercepted communication, in a criminal or civil proceeding before a court or other governmental agency or entity. (b) When using an interception device under Subsection (a), the office of inspector general shall minimize the impact of the device on a communication that is not reasonably related to the detection of the presence or use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility.
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