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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18B.053 — Application requirements

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

Part of Chapter 18B: INSTALLATION AND USE OF TRACKING EQUIPMENT; ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18B.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. 18B.053Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

An application under this subchapter must: (1) be made in writing under oath; (2) include the name of the subscriber and the telephone number and location of the communication device on which the pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, or similar equipment will be used, to the extent that information is known or is reasonably ascertainable; and (3) state that the installation and use of the device or equipment will likely produce information that is material to an ongoing criminal investigation.

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