84R385 MEW-D
By: Keffer H.B. No. 3553
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of peace officer for purposes of
intercepting or collecting information in relation to certain
communications in an investigation of criminal conduct.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1(2), Article 18.21, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
(2) "Authorized peace officer" means:
(A) a sheriff or a sheriff's deputy;
(B) a constable or deputy constable;
(C) a marshal or police officer of an
incorporated city;
(D) a ranger or officer commissioned by the
Public Safety Commission or the director of the Department of
Public Safety;
(E) an investigator of a prosecutor's office;
(F) a law enforcement agent of the Alcoholic
Beverage Commission;
(G) a law enforcement officer commissioned by the
Parks and Wildlife Commission;
(H) an enforcement officer appointed by the
inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under
Section 493.019, Government Code; [or]
(I) an investigator commissioned by the attorney
general under Section 402.009, Government Code; or
(J) a fire marshal or related officer, inspector,
or investigator commissioned by a county under Subchapter B,
Chapter 352, Local Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.