Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.405
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.405, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 18B.405. REQUEST FOR COPY OF ELECTRONIC CUSTOMER DATA BY AUTHORIZED PEACE OFFICER.
Official statutory text
(a) An authorized peace officer who reasonably believes that notice to a subscriber or customer regarding a subpoena or court order would result in the destruction of or tampering with the electronic customer data sought may request the creation of a copy of the data.
(b) The peace officer's belief is not subject to challenge by the subscriber or customer or by a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service.
(b) The peace officer's belief is not subject to challenge by the subscriber or customer or by a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service.
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