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.
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