Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.351
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.351, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 18A.351. DISCLOSURE OR USE OF INTERCEPTED COMMUNICATIONS.
Official statutory text
An investigative or law enforcement officer who, by means authorized by this chapter, obtains knowledge of the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived from the communication may:
(1) use the contents or evidence to the extent the use is appropriate to the proper performance of the officer's official duties; or
(2) disclose the contents or evidence to another investigative or law enforcement officer, including a law enforcement officer or agent of the United States or of another state, to the extent that the disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.
(1) use the contents or evidence to the extent the use is appropriate to the proper performance of the officer's official duties; or
(2) disclose the contents or evidence to another investigative or law enforcement officer, including a law enforcement officer or agent of the United States or of another state, to the extent that the disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.
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