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SENATE BILL 548

CHAPTER NUMBER: 491
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 610

Sponsored By:
Senators Giannetti, Britt, Currie, Exum, Green, Jones, Lawlah, Miller, and Pinsky

Entitled:
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft

Synopsis:

Making it lawful for a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication in the course of a law enforcement investigation in order to provide evidence of the commission of vehicle theft if the person is an investigative or law enforcement officer or is acting under the direction of an investigative or law enforcement officer, and the device through which the interception is made has been placed within a vehicle by or at the direction of law enforcement personnel under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/16
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/20
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/22
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/7
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/23
First Reading Judiciary
3/28
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 491

Sponsored by:

Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE -see also- WIRETAPPING
EVIDENCE
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
THEFT -see also- SHOPLIFTING
WIRETAPPING

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-402 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 422016/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2005   at: 11:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)


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