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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 206— PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES · § 3126

§ 3126. Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices

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The Attorney General shall annually report to Congress on the number of pen register orders and orders for trap and trace devices applied for by law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice, which report shall include information concerning—
(1)the period of interceptions authorized by the order, and the number and duration of any extensions of the order;
(2)the offense specified in the order or application, or extension of an order;
(3)the number of investigations involved;
(4)the number and nature of the facilities affected; and
(5)the identity, including district, of the applying investigative or law enforcement agency making the application and the person authorizing the order.
(Added Pub. L. 99–508, title III, § 301(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1871, § 3125; renumbered § 3126, Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7092(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4410; amended Pub. L. 106–197, § 3, May 2, 2000, 114 Stat. 247.)
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  • Pub. L. 99–508, title III, § 301(a)
  • 100 Stat. 1871
  • Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7092(a)(1)
  • 102 Stat. 4410
  • Pub. L. 106–197, § 3
  • 114 Stat. 247
  • Pub. L. 106–197
  • Pub. L. 100–690
  • section 302 of Pub. L. 99–508
  • Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 305(a)
  • 116 Stat. 1782
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§ 3126
Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–508, title III, § 301(a)
Stat.100 Stat. 1871
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7092(a)(1)
Stat.102 Stat. 4410
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–197, § 3
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