PRINTER'S NO. 1739
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1303
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MOUL, DUSH, TAYLOR, McNEILL, MILLARD, ACOSTA,
A. HARRIS, BAKER, V. BROWN, FARINA, PEIFER, D. COSTA, WARD,
WATSON AND BRADFORD, JUNE 8, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 8, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic
surveillance, further providing for exceptions to prohibition
of interception and disclosure of communications.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5704(16)(iii) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 5704. Exceptions to prohibition of interception and
disclosure of communications.
It shall not be unlawful and no prior court approval shall be
required under this chapter for:
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(16) A law enforcement officer, whether or not certified
under section 5724 (relating to training), acting in the
performance of his official duties to intercept and record an
oral communication between individuals in accordance with the
following:
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(iii) As used in this paragraph, the term "law
enforcement officer" means a member of the Pennsylvania
State Police, a sheriff or deputy sheriff who holds a
current certificate under the act of February 9, 1984
(P.L.3, No.2), known as the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff
Education and Training Act, or an individual employed as
a police officer who holds a current certificate under 53
Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D (relating to municipal police
education and training).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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