Communications; application for and issuance of order authorizing interception.
Summary
Application for and issuance of order authorizing interception of communications; Superintendent of State Police.Allows the Superintendent of State Police or his designee, if theSuperintendent so designates in writing, to apply to a judge of competentjurisdiction for an order authorizing the interception of wire, electronic,or oral communications. The bill adds commercial sex traffickingand racketeering to the list of offenses for which an order authorizingthe interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications maybe sought. The bill also provides that an application for an orderauthorizing the interception of a wire, electronic, or oral communicationmay be verified by the Chief Deputy Attorney General, as designatedby the Attorney General.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Feb 12, 2024
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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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