PRINTER'S NO. 541
No. 500 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY STACK, BOSCOLA, KITCHEN, RAFFERTY, COSTA, ORIE,
FONTANA, O'PAKE, BROWNE AND LOGAN, MARCH 19, 2007
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 19, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for exceptions to
3 prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 5704 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
8 § 5704. Exceptions to prohibition of interception and
9 disclosure of communications.
10 It shall not be unlawful and no prior court approval shall be
11 required under this chapter for:
12 * * *
13 (17) An investigative or law enforcement officer or a
14 person acting at the direction or request of an investigative
15 or law enforcement officer may intercept a wire or oral
16 communication involving suspected criminal activities if the
17 officer or the person is a party to the communication and is
18 involved in an undercover narcotics investigation and there
1 is reasonable cause to believe that the other party to the
2 communication is violating the act of April 14, 1972
3 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug,
4 Device and Cosmetic Act, with respect to the delivery of
5 illegal narcotics.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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