88R6366 JCG-D
By: Vasut H.B. No. 1407
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to clarifying that a statutory county court judge is
authorized to issue a search warrant for access to a cellular
telephone or other wireless communications device.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 18.0215(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(b) A warrant under this article may be issued only by a
judge, including a statutory county court judge, in the same
judicial district as the site of:
(1) the law enforcement agency that employs the peace
officer, if the cellular telephone or other wireless communications
device is in the officer's possession; or
(2) the likely location of the telephone or device.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.