HLS 15RS-784 ENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 103
BY REPRESENTATIVE ADAMS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Authorizes the attorney general and certain employees of that
office to use electronic surveillance equipment
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 15:1314(A)(4), relative to electronic surveillance; to provide relative to
3 obtaining a court order to use electronic surveillance equipment; to authorize the
4 attorney general and certain employees of the office of the attorney general to apply
5 for a court order to use electronic surveillance equipment; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 15:1314(A)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1314. Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
10 A. An investigative or law enforcement officer may make application for an
11 order or an extension of an order under R.S. 15:1315 to a court of competent
12 jurisdiction authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a
13 trap and trace device under this Part, in writing under oath or equivalent affirmation,
14 to a court of competent jurisdiction of this state. For the purposes of R.S. 15:1313
15 through 1316 only, "investigative or law enforcement officer" means:
16 * * *
17 (4) The attorney general or an attorney general's investigator which has been
18 specifically designated by the attorney general as responsible for preparation of
19 applications for installation and use of pen register or trap and trace devices.
20 * * *
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are additions. HLS 15RS-784 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 103
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 103 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Adams
Abstract: Authorizes the attorney general and certain investigators to use electronic
surveillance equipment pursuant to a court order.
Present law provides for the use of electronic surveillance equipment pursuant to a court
order.
Present law limits the use of such equipment to "law enforcement or investigative officers"
and defines those as:
(1)Any commissioned officer of the office of state police.
(2)Any full-time commissioned city police officer of a municipality of this state.
(3)Any sheriff or deputy sheriff of a parish of this state.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the attorney general or an attorney general's
investigator to the list of law enforcement officers who can obtain a court order authorizing
the use of electronic surveillance equipment.
(Adds R.S. 15:1314(A)(4))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of
Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1. Remove assistant attorney generals from those investigative or law enforcement
officers who can apply for a court order to use of a pen register or trap and trace
device.
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