Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.354
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.354, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 18A.354. DISCLOSURE OR USE OF INCIDENTALLY INTERCEPTED COMMUNICATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) This article applies only to the contents of and evidence derived from wire, oral, or electronic communications that:
(1) are intercepted by an investigative or law enforcement officer while engaged in intercepting wire, oral, or electronic communications in a manner authorized by this chapter; and
(2) relate to offenses other than those specified by the interception order.
(b) The contents of and evidence derived from a communication described by Subsection (a) may be disclosed or used as provided by Article 18A.351.
(c) The contents of and evidence derived from a communication described by Subsection (a) may be used under Article 18A.352 when authorized by a judge of competent jurisdiction if the judge finds, on subsequent application, that the contents were otherwise intercepted in accordance with this chapter.
(d) An application under Subsection (c) must be made as soon as practicable.
(1) are intercepted by an investigative or law enforcement officer while engaged in intercepting wire, oral, or electronic communications in a manner authorized by this chapter; and
(2) relate to offenses other than those specified by the interception order.
(b) The contents of and evidence derived from a communication described by Subsection (a) may be disclosed or used as provided by Article 18A.351.
(c) The contents of and evidence derived from a communication described by Subsection (a) may be used under Article 18A.352 when authorized by a judge of competent jurisdiction if the judge finds, on subsequent application, that the contents were otherwise intercepted in accordance with this chapter.
(d) An application under Subsection (c) must be made as soon as practicable.
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