Law enforcement: communications.

Existing law prohibits a variety of electronic eavesdropping, such as wiretapping and electronic recording that is done without a person's permission or knowledge. Existing law provides that violations of these provisions are crimes. Existing law exempts a variety of law enforcement entities from these prohibitions when acting within the scope of their authority. This bill would additionally provide that a city attorney acting under the authority granted by the district attorney of the county to prosecute misdemeanors, as specified, provided that the authorization is granted prior to January 1, 2012, would be exempt from certain of these prohibitions, including eavesdropping on or recording confidential communications, as specified.