1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a
 1-3     criminal case involving controlled substances.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
 1-6     amended by adding Article 38.141 to read as follows:
 1-7           Art. 38.141.  TESTIMONY OF UNDERCOVER PEACE OFFICER OR
 1-8     SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR. (a)  A defendant may not be convicted of an
 1-9     offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, on the testimony
1-10     of a person who is not a licensed peace officer or a special
1-11     investigator but who is acting covertly on behalf of a law
1-12     enforcement agency or under the color of law enforcement unless the
1-13     testimony is corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the
1-14     defendant with the offense committed.
1-15           (b)  Corroboration is not sufficient for the purposes of this
1-16     article if the corroboration only shows the commission of the
1-17     offense.
1-18           (c)  In this article, "peace officer" means a person listed
1-19     in Article 2.12, and "special investigator" means a person listed
1-20     in Article 2.122.
1-21           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 2351 was passed by the House on May
         10, 2001, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in
         Senate amendments to H.B. No. 2351 on May 25, 2001, by a non-record
         vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 2351 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 17, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor