MS SB2551 | 2021 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Authorize The Division Of Cyber Crime Within The Office Of The Attorney General To Intercept Wire, Oral, Or Electronic Communication To Investigate Child Exploitation Cases; To Define Terms; To Provide For An Application Process And Establish Certain Content Requirements For An Application; To Authorize A Judge To Enter An Ex Parte Order Granting The Application And To Require Certain Findings; To Limit The Duration Of An Order Granting An Application; To Authorize Extensions To The Order Granting The Application; To Provide That The Contents Of Any Intercept Be Recorded; To Require That The Recording Be Made Available Under Seal To The Issuing Judge; To Provide That Applications And Orders Under This Act Shall Be Confidential; To Provide That The Contents Of An Intercept Shall Not Be Admitted As Evidence Unless Each Party Has Received A Copy Of The Order Authorizing The Intercept; To Provide For Motions To Suppress The Intercepted Communications; To Authorize An Appeal Of An Order Granting A Motion To Suppress Or Denying An Application; To Govern The Disclosure And Use Of The Intercepted Communication As It Relates To Other Unlawful Activity; To Provide That The Intercepted Communication Shall Not Be Received In Evidence In Violation Of This Act; To Require An Annual Report; To Provide That Any Ambiguity In This Act Be Resolved In Favor Of The Aggrieved Party And Against The State; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Wiretapping; authorize in investigations of child exploitation.

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History

DateChamberAction
2021-02-02SenateDied In Committee
2021-01-18SenateReferred To Judiciary, Division B

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