Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986: Public Law 99-580 (From Contemporary Federal Criminal Practice: Volume 2 of The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Appendix G, P 818.137-818.163, 1988, B. James George, Jr., -- See NCJ-119253)

• NCJ Number: 119273
• Editor(s): B J George Jr
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 27 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall Law and Business
• Publication Type: Legislative/Regulatory Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

Appendix G of Volume 2 contains the full text of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, Public Law 99-580, which amends title 18 of the United States Code regarding interception of certain communications as well as surveillance matters.

Abstract

The Act has three titles. Title I deals with the interception of electronic communications and related matters. Title II deals with stored wire and electronic communications and transactional records access, and Title III includes pen registers and tap and trace devices among those communications for which court wiretap or surveillance orders must be obtained.