Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 18.095 – Seizure of Circuit Board of Gambling Device, Equipment, or Paraphernalia
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 18.095
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
For purposes of this chapter, an officer directed under a search warrant to search for and seize a gambling device or equipment, altered gambling equipment, or gambling paraphernalia in the discretion of the officer may:
(1) seize only the programmable main circuit board of the device, equipment, or paraphernalia if that circuit board is designed as a subassembly or essential part of the device, equipment, or paraphernalia to provide the information necessary for the device, equipment, or paraphernalia to operate as a gambling device or equipment, altered gambling equipment, or gambling paraphernalia;
(2) carry the circuit board before the magistrate; and
(3) retain custody of the circuit board as the property seized pursuant to the warrant as required under this chapter.