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| 1 | 1 | 89R15151 JCG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Schatzline H.B. No. 3400 | |
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| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office | |
| 10 | 10 | or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation | |
| 11 | 11 | and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Article 18B.001(4), Code of Criminal Procedure, | |
| 14 | 14 | is amended to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (4) "Designated law enforcement office or agency" | |
| 16 | 16 | means: | |
| 17 | 17 | (A) the sheriff's department of a county with a | |
| 18 | 18 | population of 500,000 [3.3 million] or more; | |
| 19 | 19 | (B) a police department in a municipality with a | |
| 20 | 20 | population of 200,000 or more; | |
| 21 | 21 | (C) the office of inspector general of the Texas | |
| 22 | 22 | Department of Criminal Justice; or | |
| 23 | 23 | (D) the office of inspector general of the Texas | |
| 24 | 24 | Juvenile Justice Department. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |