Georgia Code
Part 1 - Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses
§ 16-11-64.1. Application and Issuance of Order Authorizing Installation and Use of Pen Register or Trap and Trace Device

Any district attorney having jurisdiction over the prosecution of the crime under investigation or the Attorney General is authorized to make application for an order or an extension of an order authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device to a judge of the superior court of the same judicial circuit as the district attorney, or, in the case of the Attorney General, in any judicial circuit; and such court shall be authorized to enter an order authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device, to the extent the same is consistent with and permitted by the laws of the United States. Such order shall have state-wide application and the interception by use of a pen register or trap and trace device shall be permitted in any location in this state.
History. Code 1981, § 16-11-64.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1051, § 3; Ga. L. 2005, p. 635, § 1/SB 269; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 16/SB 103; Ga. L. 2013, p. 4, § 2/HB 55.
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For article on the 2013 amendment of this Code section, see 30 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 109 (2013).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses

Chapter 11 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety

Article 3 - Invasions of Privacy

Part 1 - Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses

§ 16-11-60. Definitions

§ 16-11-61. Peeping Toms

§ 16-11-62. Eavesdropping, Surveillance, or Intercepting Communication Which Invades Privacy of Another; Divulging Private Message

§ 16-11-63. Possession, Sale, or Distribution of Eavesdropping Devices

§ 16-11-64. Interception of Wire or Oral Transmissions by Law Enforcement Officers

§ 16-11-64.1. Application and Issuance of Order Authorizing Installation and Use of Pen Register or Trap and Trace Device

§ 16-11-64.2. Emergency Situation and Other Grounds Authorizing Installation and Use of Pen Register or Trap and Trace Device Prior to Order; Time for Order Approving Installation or Use

§ 16-11-64.3. Emergency Situation; Application for an Investigation Warrant

§ 16-11-65. License to Intercept Telephonic Communications for Business Service Improvement; Regulatory Powers of Georgia Public Service Commission

§ 16-11-66. Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communication by Party Thereto; Consent Requirements for Recording and Divulging Conversations to Which Child Under 18 Years Is a Party; Parental Exception

§ 16-11-66.1. Disclosure of Stored Wire or Electronic Communications; Records; Search Warrants; Issuance of Subpoena; Violation

§ 16-11-67. Admissibility of Evidence Obtained in Violation of Part

§ 16-11-68. Admissibility of Privileged Communications

§ 16-11-69. Penalty for Violations of Part

§ 16-11-70. Telephone Records Privacy Protection