Texas § 2B.0109 USE OF PERSONAL EQUIPMENT.

Texas Statutes

§ 2B.0109 — USE OF PERSONAL EQUIPMENT.

Texas § 2B.0109

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 2B.0109 (2026).

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Art. 2B.0109. USE OF PERSONAL EQUIPMENT.

(a)If a law enforcement agency receives a grant under Article 2B.0102 , a peace officer who is employed by the agency and who is on duty may only use a body worn camera that is issued and maintained by that agency.

(b)Notwithstanding any previous policy, an agency may not allow its peace officers to use privately owned body worn cameras after receiving a grant described by this article.

(c)A peace officer who is employed by a law enforcement agency that has not received a grant described by this article or who has not otherwise been provided with a body worn camera by the agency that employs the officer may operate a body worn camera that is privately owned only if permitted by the employing agency.

(d)An agency that authorizes the use of privat

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Art. 2B.0109. USE OF PERSONAL EQUIPMENT. (a) If a law enforcement agency receives a grant under Article 2B.0102 , a peace officer who is employed by the agency and who is on duty may only use a body worn camera that is issued and maintained by that agency.
(b) Notwithstanding any previous policy, an agency may not allow its peace officers to use privately owned body worn cameras after receiving a grant described by this article.
(c) A peace officer who is employed by a law enforcement agency that has not received a grant described by this article or who has not otherwise been provided with a body worn camera by the agency that employs the officer may operate a body worn camera that is privately owned only if permitted by the employing agency.
(d) An agency that authorizes the use of privately owned body worn cameras under Subsection (c) must make provisions for the security and compatibility of the recordings made by those cameras.