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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 123.002

CAUSE OF ACTION

Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case DIRECTV, Inc. v. Budden (2005)

Most recently applied in the Kroger Co. v. Christopher Milanes (July 2015)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A party to a communication may sue a person who:

(1) intercepts, attempts to intercept, or employs or obtains another to intercept or attempt to intercept the communication;

(2) uses or divulges information that he knows or reasonably should know was obtained by interception of the communication; or

(3) as a landlord, building operator, or communication common carrier, either personally or through an agent or employee, aids or knowingly permits interception or attempted interception of the communication.

(b) This section does not apply to a party to a communication if an interception or attempted interception of the communication is authorized by Title 18, United States Code, Section 2516.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.