Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.105
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.105, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 18A.105. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTAIN ANCILLARY ORDERS.
Official statutory text
An interception order may include an order to:
(1) install or use a pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, or mobile tracking device or similar equipment that combines the function of a pen register and trap and trace device; or
(2) disclose a stored communication, information subject to an administrative subpoena, or information subject to access under Chapter 18B.
(1) install or use a pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, or mobile tracking device or similar equipment that combines the function of a pen register and trap and trace device; or
(2) disclose a stored communication, information subject to an administrative subpoena, or information subject to access under Chapter 18B.
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