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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the detection and monitoring of a cellular telephone in |
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the possession of or used by an inmate or state jail defendant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 500, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 500.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 500.008. DETECTION AND MONITORING OF CELLULAR |
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TELEPHONES. (a) An inmate or state jail defendant confined in a |
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facility operated by or under contract with the department does not |
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have an expectation of privacy in a cellular telephone located on |
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the premises of the facility. |
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(b) The inspector general may use an electronic, |
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mechanical, or other device to detect, locate, identify, scan, or |
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monitor a cellular telephone in the possession of or used by an |
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inmate or state jail defendant confined in a facility operated by or |
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under contract with the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |