(a) Statutory authority. A court may issue an order of destruction for an item that:
  (1) is controlled substance property or plant under the authority of the Act, §481.159; or
  (2) was stolen or acquired in any other manner that made the acquisition a penal offense under the authority of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 47.
(b) Security provisions required by the court. A laboratory, law enforcement agency, or peace officer carrying out a court order of destruction must comply with the documentation and security provisions of the order, if any.
(c) No security provisions required by the court. If the court order is silent about the manner of destruction, or if it does not specify or direct another manner of destruction inconsistent with this subchapter, the laboratory, law enforcement agency, or peace officer must comply with the documentation and security provisions of this subchapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.156 adopted to be effective July 18, 2001, 26 TexReg 5266