LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2013 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1052 by Carona (Relating to search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to provide procedures for issuing search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services. A search warrant is considered served when the authorized peace officer delivers the warrant by hand, facsimile transmission, mail, or a private delivery service to specified persons, or the Secretary of State (SOS) in the case of a company or entity under Section 5.251 of the Business Organizations Code which specifies that the SOS is an agent of an entity for purposes of service of process, notice, or demand on the entity. The Office of Court Administration indicates no significant fiscal impact to state courts is anticipated. The SOS indicated no significant fiscal impact is anticipated. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 307 Secretary of State, 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: UP, ESi, KKR, JP, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2013
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1052 by Carona (Relating to search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1052 by Carona (Relating to search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1052 by Carona (Relating to search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1052 by Carona (Relating to search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to provide procedures for issuing search warrants issued in this state and other states for certain customer data, communications, and other information held in electronic storage in this state and other states by providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services. A search warrant is considered served when the authorized peace officer delivers the warrant by hand, facsimile transmission, mail, or a private delivery service to specified persons, or the Secretary of State (SOS) in the case of a company or entity under Section 5.251 of the Business Organizations Code which specifies that the SOS is an agent of an entity for purposes of service of process, notice, or demand on the entity. The Office of Court Administration indicates no significant fiscal impact to state courts is anticipated. The SOS indicated no significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 307 Secretary of State, 405 Department of Public Safety
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 307 Secretary of State, 405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, KKR, JP, TP
UP, ESi, KKR, JP, TP