Texas Statutes
§ 18A.254 — NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY.
Texas § 18A.254
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 18A.254 (2026).
Text
Art. 18A.254. NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY.
(a)A person confined in a correctional facility does not have an expectation of privacy with respect to the possession or use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device located on the premises of the facility.
(b)A person confined in a correctional facility, and any person with whom the confined person communicates through the use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device, does not have an expectation of privacy with respect to the contents of a communication transmitted by the telephone or device.
SUBCHAPTER G. AGENCIES AND PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO POSSESS AND USE INTERCEPTION DEVICES
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.
Nearby Sections
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§ 18A.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 18A.002
NONAPPLICABILITY.§ 18A.051
JUDGE OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.§ 18A.053
JURISDICTION.§ 18A.054
ALTERNATE JURISDICTION.§ 18A.055
APPLICATION FOR INTERCEPTION ORDER.§ 18A.103
CONTENTS OF INTERCEPTION ORDER.§ 18A.104
LIMITATION ON COVERT ENTRY.§ 18A.107
DURATION OF INTERCEPTION ORDER.§ 18A.108
EXTENSION OF INTERCEPTION ORDER.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 18A.254, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/18A.254.