Texas § HS.555.152 - CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY
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§ HS.555.152. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 16.02 , Penal Code, or any other statute of this state under which it is an offense to intercept a communication or disclose or use an intercepted communication, that the communication was intercepted by an electronic monitoring device placed in a resident's room. (b) This subchapter does not affect whether a person may be held to be civilly liable under other law in connection with placing an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room or in connection with using or disclosing a tape or recording made by the device except: (1) as specifically provided by this subchapter; or (2) to the extent that liability is affected by: (A) a consent or waiver signed under this subchapter; or (B) the fact that authorized electronic monitoring is required to be conducted with notice to persons who enter a resident's room. (c) A communication or other sound acquired by an audio electronic monitoring device installed under the provisions of this subchapter concerning authorized electronic monitoring is not considered to be: (1) an oral communication as defined by Article 18A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure; or (2) a communication as defined by Section 123.001 , Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33 ), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931 ), Sec. 3.15, eff. January 1, 2019.
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