Sec. 2170.010. UNLISTED TELEPHONE NUMBERS PROHIBITED

A state agency and its officers and employees may not buy, rent, or pay toll charges for a telephone for which the telephone number is not listed or available from directory assistance to the general public unless the unlisted telephone number is used:

(1) to provide access to computers, telephone system control centers, long-distance networks, elevator control systems, and other tone-controlled devices for which restricted access to the telephone number is justified for security or other purposes;

(2) in narcotics undercover operations;

(3) in the detection of illegal sales of securities; or

(4) in the investigation of motor fuels tax fraud.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.