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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, each state law enforcement agency and each county or municipal law enforcement agency located in a county or municipality, as applicable, with a population greater than 150,000, that used or operated an unmanned aircraft during the preceding 24 months shall issue a written report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and shall:
(1) retain the report for public viewing; and
(2) post the report on the law enforcement agency's publicly accessible website, if one exists.
(b) The report must include:
(1) the number of times an unmanned aircraft was used, organized by date, time, location, and the types of incidents and types of justification for the use;
(2) the number of criminal investigations aided by the use of an unmanned aircraft and a description of how the unmanned aircraft aided each investigation;
(3) the number of times an unmanned aircraft was used for a law enforcement operation other than a criminal investigation, the dates and locations of those operations, and a description of how the unmanned aircraft aided each operation;
(4) the type of information collected on an individual, residence, property, or area that was not the subject of a law enforcement operation and the frequency of the collection of this information; and
(5) the total cost of acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating or otherwise using each unmanned aircraft for the preceding 24 months.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 423.008. Reporting by Law Enforcement Agency - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-423-008/
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