Texas Statutes
Subchapter H. Access to Stored Communications and Other Stored Customer Data
Article 18B.354. Warrant Issued in This State: Application and Issuance of Warrant

(b) A search warrant may not be issued under this article unless the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01(b) provides sufficient and substantial facts to establish probable cause that:
(1) a specific offense has been committed; and
(2) the electronic customer data sought:
(A) constitutes evidence of that offense or evidence that a particular person committed that offense; and
(B) is held in electronic storage by the service provider on which the warrant is served under Article 18B.355(c).
(c) Only the electronic customer data described in the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01(b) may be seized under the warrant.
(d) A warrant issued under this article shall run in the name of "The State of Texas."
(e) Article 18.011 applies to an affidavit presented under Article 18.01(b) for the issuance of a warrant under this article, and the affidavit may be sealed in the manner provided by that article.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2019.

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