Telecommunication records; warrant requirement, prohibition on collection by law enforcement. (HB1348)
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Description
Warrant requirement for certain telecommunications records; prohibition on collection by law enforcement. Provides that if an investigative or law-enforcement officer would be required to obtain a search warrant in order to obtain the contents of electronic communications or real-time location data from a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service, the officer shall not use any device to intercept such communications or collect such real-time location data without first obtaining a search warrant authorizing the use of the device. Read the Bill »
Status
01/28/2015: Merged into HB1408
History
Date | Action |
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12/01/2014 | Committee |
12/01/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100493D |
12/01/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/14/2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
01/14/2015 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1408-Marshall, R.G.) (11-Y 0-N) |
01/28/2015 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB1408-Marshall, R.G.) |
Comments
As with HB 1274, search warrants should be required when law enforcement is intercepting personal data.
The ACLU of Virginia supports this legislation that would prohibit use of "stingrays" to gather real time cell phone data without a warrant.