Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18B.323 — Issuance of warrant
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.323
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) On the filing of an application for a warrant under this subchapter, a district judge may issue the warrant to obtain the disclosure of location information by a provider described by Article 18B.355 (b), regardless of whether the location information is held at a location in this state or another state. (b) A warrant may not be issued under this article unless the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01 (b) provides sufficient and substantial facts to establish probable cause that: (1) the disclosure of the location information sought will: (A) produce evidence of an offense under investigation; or (B) result in the apprehension of a fugitive from justice; and (2) the location information sought is held in electronic storage in the possession, care, custody, or control of the service provider on which the warrant is served.
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