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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of certain search warrants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 18.01(i), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(i) In a county that does not have a judge of a municipal |
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court of record who is an attorney licensed by the state, a county |
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court judge who is an attorney licensed by the state, or a statutory |
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county court judge [in which the only judge serving the county who
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is a licensed attorney is a district judge whose district includes
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more than one county or in which the only judges serving the county
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who are licensed attorneys are two or more district judges each of
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whose district includes more than one county], any magistrate may |
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issue a search warrant under Subdivision (10) or Subdivision (12) |
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of Article 18.02 of this code. This subsection [section] is not |
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applicable to a subsequent search warrant under Subdivision (10) of |
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Article 18.02 of this code. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to a warrant issued on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) A warrant issued before the effective date of this Act |
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is covered by the law in effect when the warrant was issued, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |