General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5143
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 31
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5143
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 31
*00031*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO OBTAIN A WARRANT PRIOR TO CONDUCTING CELLULAR TELEPHONE SURVEILLANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 959a of the general statutes be amended to require a law enforcement agency to obtain a proper warrant prior to conducting any cellular telephone surveillance by means of a device that simulates a cellular telephone tower and intercepts a cellular telephone location unless there is a threat of imminent harm or risk of life.
Statement of Purpose:
To require a law enforcement agency to obtain a proper warrant prior to conducting cellular telephone location surveillance.