Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 2.133. Reports Required For Traffic And Pedestrian Stops

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Art. 2.133. REPORTS REQUIRED FOR TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN 
STOPS.  (a) In this article:
	(1)  "Race or ethnicity" has the meaning assigned by Article 
2.132(a).       
	(2)  "Pedestrian stop" means an interaction between a peace 
officer and an individual who is being detained for the purpose of a 
criminal investigation in which the individual is not under arrest.
	(b)  A peace officer who stops a motor vehicle for an alleged 
violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic or who stops a 
pedestrian for any suspected offense shall report to the law 
enforcement agency that employs the officer information relating to 
the stop, including:
	(1)  a physical description of each person detained as a 
result of the stop, including:
	(A)  the person's gender;  and                                                 
	(B)  the person's race or ethnicity, as stated by the person 
or, if the person does not state the person's race or ethnicity, as 
determined by the officer to the best of the officer's ability;
	(2)  the traffic law or ordinance alleged to have been 
violated or the suspected offense;
	(3)  whether the officer conducted a search as a result of 
the stop and, if so, whether the person detained consented to the 
search;
	(4)  whether any contraband was discovered in the course of 
the search and the type of contraband discovered;
	(5)  whether probable cause to search existed and the facts 
supporting the existence of that probable cause;
	(6)  whether the officer made an arrest as a result of the 
stop or the search, including a statement of the offense charged;
	(7)  the street address or approximate location of the stop;  
and            
	(8)  whether the officer issued a warning or a citation as a 
result of the stop, including a description of the warning or a 
statement of the violation charged.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 947, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.           

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