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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, but |
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the term does not include a pat-down. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 324 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 324 on May 28, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 324 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |