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§ 40-6-306. Disclosure of Communications to Law Enforcement Officers

Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by this part or §§ 39-13-601 — 39-13-603, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, oral or electronic communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose such contents to another investigative or law enforcement officer to the extent that disclosure is appropriate to […]

§ 40-6-307. Use of Contents in Evidence

Whenever a wire, oral or electronic communication has been intercepted, no part of the contents of the communication and no evidence derived therefrom may be received in evidence in a trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the state […]

§ 40-6-308. Reports

Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of an order or each extension of an order entered under § 40-6-304(c) and (e), or the denial of an order approving an interception, the issuing or denying judge shall report to the attorney general and reporter: The fact that an order or extension was applied for; The […]

§ 40-6-309. Application of Law

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, this part and §§ 39-13-601 — 39-13-603 shall govern the interception and use of wire, oral and electronic communications in this state.

§ 40-6-217. Issuance of Arrest Warrant in Lieu of Criminal Summons

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or § 40-5-102, to the contrary, a judge who is licensed to practice law in this state and elected for an eight-year term of office may, upon a finding of probable cause, issue an arrest warrant in lieu of a criminal summons under any circumstances and regardless of […]

§ 40-6-301. Short Title

This part and §§ 39-13-601 — 39-13-603 shall be known and may be cited as the “Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act of 1994.”

§ 40-6-302. Legislative Purpose

In order to protect the privacy of wire, oral, and electronic communications, to protect the integrity of court and administrative proceedings, to define, on a uniform basis, the circumstances under which a district attorney general may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the interception and use of wire, oral, and electronic communications, to […]

§ 40-6-303. Definitions

As used in this part and §§ 39-13-601 — 39-13-603, unless the context otherwise requires: “Actual damages” means damages given as compensation; damages given as an equivalent for the injury done; damages in satisfaction of, or in recompense for, loss or injury sustained; those damages awarded to a person as compensation, indemnity, or restitution for […]