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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of peace officer for purposes of |
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intercepting or collecting information in relation to certain |
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communications in an investigation conducted by an arson |
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investigating unit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1(2), Article 18.21, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Authorized peace officer" means: |
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(A) a sheriff or a sheriff's deputy; |
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(B) a constable or deputy constable; |
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(C) a marshal or police officer of an |
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incorporated city; |
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(D) a ranger or officer commissioned by the |
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Public Safety Commission or the director of the Department of |
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Public Safety; |
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(E) an investigator of a prosecutor's office; |
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(F) a law enforcement agent of the Alcoholic |
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Beverage Commission; |
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(G) a law enforcement officer commissioned by the |
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Parks and Wildlife Commission; |
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(H) an enforcement officer appointed by the |
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inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under |
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Section 493.019, Government Code; [or] |
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(I) an investigator commissioned by the attorney |
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general under Section 402.009, Government Code; or |
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(J) a member of an arson investigating unit |
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commissioned by a municipality, a county, or the state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3668 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3668 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |