Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 123.003
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 123.003, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 123.003. DEFENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) A switchboard operator or an officer, employee, or agent of a communication common carrier whose facilities are used in the transmission of a wire communication may intercept, disclose, or use a communication in the normal course of employment if engaged in an activity that is necessary to service or for the protection of the carrier's rights or property. A communication common carrier may not use service observation or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks.
(b) It is a defense to an action under Section 123.002 that an interception, disclosure, or use of a communication is permitted by this section.
(c) A defendant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence a defense raised under this section.
(b) It is a defense to an action under Section 123.002 that an interception, disclosure, or use of a communication is permitted by this section.
(c) A defendant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence a defense raised under this section.
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