A bill to amend certain provisions of title 18, United States Code, relating to the procedures for interception of wire or oral communications.
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 27, 1983)
Amends the Federal criminal code to impose additional procedural requirements for the interception of communications where surreptitious entry is required.
Requires the application for an order to state why other means of effecting the interception appear unlikely to succeed, or are too dangerous or impracticable. Requires the court to determine whether surreptitious entry reasonably appears to be required and, if so, to specifically authorize such entry.
Allows the interception of communications without a court order in emergency situations involving immediate danger of death or serious injury to any person (current law limits it to conspiracies involving national security or organized crime).
Directs an authorizing judge to report orders approving surreptitious entries to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
What just happenedMay 17, 1983
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Who’s behind it
- May 17, 1983Committee
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 28, 1983Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 22, 1983Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee - Jan 27, 1983IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 27, 1983IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate