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Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Present Chapter 57 was added October 4, 1978, P.L.831,...
Section 5701 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 5702 - Definitions - As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases...
Section 5703 - Interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communications - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person is...
Section 5704 - Exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications - It shall not be unlawful and no prior court approval...
Section 5705 - Possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical or other devices and telecommunication identification interception devices - Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 5706 (relating to...
Section 5706 - Exceptions to prohibitions in possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical or other devices - (a) Unlawful activities.--It shall not be unlawful under this chapter...
Section 5707 - Seizure and forfeiture of electronic, mechanical or other devices - Any electronic, mechanical or other device possessed, used, sent, distributed,...
Section 5708 - Order authorizing interception of wire, electronic or oral communications - The Attorney General, or, during the absence or incapacity of...
Section 5709 - Application for order - Each application for an order of authorization to intercept a...
Section 5710 - Grounds for entry of order - (a) Application.--Upon consideration of an application, the judge may enter...
Section 5711 - Privileged communications - No otherwise privileged communication intercepted in accordance with, or in...
Section 5712 - Issuance of order and effect - (a) Authorizing orders.--An order authorizing the interception of any wire,...
Section 5712.1 - Target-specific orders - (a) Target-specific wiretaps.--The requirements of sections 5712(a)(3) (relating to issuance...
Section 5713 - Emergency situations - (a) Application.--Whenever, upon informal application by the Attorney General or...
Section 5713.1 - Emergency hostage and barricade situations - (a) Designation.--The Attorney General or a district attorney may designate...
Section 5714 - Recording of intercepted communications - (a) Recording and monitoring.--Any wire, electronic or oral communication intercepted...
Section 5715 - Sealing of applications, orders and supporting papers - Applications made, final reports, and orders granted pursuant to this...
Section 5716 - Service of inventory and inspection of intercepted communications - (a) Service of inventory.--Within a reasonable time but not later...
Section 5717 - Investigative disclosure or use of contents of wire, electronic or oral communications or derivative evidence - (a) Law enforcement personnel.--Any investigative or law enforcement officer who,...
Section 5718 - Interception of communications relating to other offenses - When an investigative or law enforcement officer, while engaged in...
Section 5719 - Unlawful use or disclosure of existence of order concerning intercepted communication - Except as specifically authorized pursuant to this subchapter any person...
Section 5720 - Service of copy of order and application before disclosure of intercepted communication in trial, hearing or proceeding - The contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication intercepted...
Section 5721 - Suppression of contents of intercepted communication or derivative evidence (Repealed) - 1998 Repeal. Section 5721 was repealed February 18, 1998 (P.L.102,...
Section 5721.1 - Evidentiary disclosure of contents of intercepted communication or derivative evidence - (a) Disclosure in evidence generally.-- (1) Except as provided in...
Section 5722 - Report by issuing or denying judge - Within 30 days after the expiration of an order or...
Section 5723 - Annual reports and records of Attorney General and district attorneys - (a) Judges.--In addition to reports required to be made by...
Section 5724 - Training - The Attorney General and the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State...
Section 5725 - Civil action for unlawful interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communication - (a) Cause of action.--Any person whose wire, electronic or oral...
Section 5726 - Action for removal from office or employment - (a) Cause of action.--Any aggrieved person shall have the right...
Section 5727 - Expiration (Repealed) - 1988 Repeal. Section 5727 was repealed October 21, 1988 (P.L.1000,...
Section 5728 - Injunction against illegal interception - Whenever it shall appear that any person is engaged or...
Section 5741 - Unlawful access to stored communications - (a) Offense.--Except as provided in subsection (c), it is an...
Section 5742 - Disclosure of contents and records - (a) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and (c): (1)...
Section 5743 - Requirements for governmental access - (a) Contents of communications in electronic storage.--Investigative or law enforcement...
Section 5743.1 - Administrative subpoena - (a) Authorization.-- (1) In an ongoing investigation that monitors or...
Section 5744 - Backup preservation - (a) Backup preservation.-- (1) An investigative or law enforcement officer...
Section 5745 - Delayed notice - (a) Delay of notification.-- (1) An investigative or law enforcement...
Section 5746 - Cost reimbursement - (a) Payment.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), an investigative...
Section 5747 - Civil action - (a) Cause of action.--Except as provided in subsection 5743(e) (relating...
Section 5748 - Exclusivity of remedies - The remedies and sanctions described in this subchapter are the...
Section 5749 - Retention of certain records - (a) Retention.--The commander shall maintain all recordings of oral communications...
Section 5761 - Mobile tracking devices - (a) Authority to issue.--Orders for the installation and use of...
Section 5771 - General prohibition on use of certain devices and exception - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in this section, no person...
Section 5772 - Application for an order for use of certain devices - (a) Application.--The Attorney General or a deputy attorney general designated...
Section 5773 - Issuance of an order for use of certain devices - (a) In general.--Upon an application made under section 5772 (relating...
Section 5774 - Assistance in installation and use of certain devices - (a) Pen register.--Upon the request of an applicant under this...
Section 5775 - Reports concerning certain devices - (a) Attorney General.--The Attorney General shall annually report to the...
Section 5781 - Expiration of chapter - This chapter expires December 31, 2023, unless extended by statute....
Section 5782 - Regulations - The commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, in consultation with...