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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that a peace officer obtain a search |
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warrant before conducting a body cavity search during a traffic |
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stop. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 18, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 18.24 to read as follows: |
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Art. 18.24. BODY CAVITY SEARCH DURING TRAFFIC STOP. (a) In |
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this article, "body cavity search" means an inspection that is |
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conducted of a person's anal or vaginal cavity in any manner. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a peace officer may not |
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conduct a body cavity search of a person during a traffic stop |
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unless the officer first obtains a search warrant pursuant to this |
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chapter authorizing the body cavity search. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |