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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 699 SOLUTION FILE NO. IN SUPPORT OF STATE LEG l SLA AUTHORIZING WIRETAPPING UNDER ! LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREAS, state and local law enforcement agencies are losing the war against crime, and criminality continues to increase from year to year despite the best efforts of state, city and county officials; and WHEREAS, trafficking in hard drugs is a particularly acute aspect of the current crime problem; and WHEREAS, Governor Bill Clements will propose in 1981 that the Texas Legislature authorize the Texas State Department of Public Safety to use wiretapping in the investigation of drug-related cases, WHEREAS, the proposed legislation provides stringent safe- guards, including a requirement that approval of the presiding judge of one of Texas' nine administrative judicial districts be obtained prior to initiation of electronic surveillance; and WHEREAS, the scope of the proposed legislature would be limited to narcotics and dangerous drugs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Fort Worth, Texas endorses Governor Clements' wiretapping proposal and recom- mends its approval by the Texas Legislature. ff" OF FORT WORTS