Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.053
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.053, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 18B.053. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
An application under this subchapter must:
(1) be made in writing under oath;
(2) include the name of the subscriber and the telephone number and location of the communication device on which the pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, or similar equipment will be used, to the extent that information is known or is reasonably ascertainable; and
(3) state that the installation and use of the device or equipment will likely produce information that is material to an ongoing criminal investigation.
(1) be made in writing under oath;
(2) include the name of the subscriber and the telephone number and location of the communication device on which the pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, or similar equipment will be used, to the extent that information is known or is reasonably ascertainable; and
(3) state that the installation and use of the device or equipment will likely produce information that is material to an ongoing criminal investigation.
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