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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a temporary moratorium on the use of stun guns by law |
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enforcement agencies and peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 2.31 to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.31. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON STUN GUN USE. (a) In |
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this article: |
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(1) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning assigned |
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by Article 59.01. |
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(2) "Stun gun" means a device designed to propel darts |
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or other projectiles attached to wires that, on contact, will |
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deliver an electrical pulse capable of incapacitating a person. |
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(b) A peace officer may not use a stun gun against an |
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individual. |
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(c) A law enforcement agency may not purchase a stun gun. |
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(d) This article expires January 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010. |