Bill Text: TX SB1021 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 1021 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to access to certain stored communications of a provider of an electronic communications service or remote computing service in this state pursuant to a warrant issued in another state.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1021 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB1021-Introduced.html

	83R2445 GCB-D

	By: Davis	S.B. No. 1021



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to access to certain stored communications of a provider
	of an electronic communications service or remote computing service
	in this state pursuant to a warrant issued in another state.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 4, Article 18.21, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g) For purposes of this section, a warrant properly issued
	in another state is given full faith and credit in this state, and a
	service provider in this state that is required under the warrant to
	disclose the contents of a communication must comply with the
	warrant in accordance with the provisions of this section as if the
	warrant had been issued by a district court in this state.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.