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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. Subsection (h), Article 18.01, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(h) Except as provided by Subsection (i) of this article, a |
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warrant under Subdivision (12), Article 18.02 of this code may only |
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be issued by: |
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(1) a judge of a municipal court [of record] who is an |
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attorney licensed by the state; |
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(2) a judge of a county court who is an attorney |
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licensed by the state; or |
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(3) a judge of a statutory county court, district |
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court, the court of criminal appeals, or the supreme court. |
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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. |