- All employees and agents of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office are prohibited from listening to or recording privileged communications between lawyers and/or their representatives and a client held in custody. In the event any employee, agent or representative of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office becomes aware of a communication between a lawyer or their representative and his client that has been recorded, the District Attorney employee shall immediately stop listening to the recording and immediately inform their direct supervisor, a Division Director, the First Assistant or the District Attorney. The attorney for the client shall be immediately informed of the recording.
- This policy applies to any and all communications between lawyers or their representatives and their clients, including telephone calls, video conferences, video visitations, in person visitations and written communications.
- This policy does not apply to cases where the prosecutor’s office or any law enforcement agency has obtained a valid warrant to monitor communications. This policy does not apply where the client has waived the privilege in writing.
