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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a peace officer commissioned by the |
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comptroller to apply for an order authorizing the installation and |
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use of a mobile tracking device. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 18B.202(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A district judge may issue an order for the installation |
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and use of a mobile tracking device only on the application of: |
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(1) an authorized peace officer; or |
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(2) a peace officer commissioned by the comptroller. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |