LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                             February 7, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB242  by Shapleigh (Relating to the prohibition of
               pretext searches or seizures.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would prohibit peace officers from conducting pretext searches
and seizures.  The bill defines a pretext search or seizure as one that
would not have been conducted by a reasonable peace officer in the same
circumstances
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB