Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 18B.253: LIMITATION: PEN REGISTERS

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Government agencies using pen registers must employ reasonably available technology to record only identifying information like dialed numbers, not the actual contents of communications.

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