Bill Text: CT HB05143 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5143 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Requiring A Law Enforcement Agency To Obtain A Warrant Prior To Conducting Cellular Telephone Surveillance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05143 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05143-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5143*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 31
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO OBTAIN A WARRANT PRIOR TO CONDUCTING CELLULAR TELEPHONE SURVEILLANCE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 959a of the general statutes be amended to require a law enforcement agency to obtain a proper warrant prior to conducting any cellular telephone surveillance by means of a device that simulates a cellular telephone tower and intercepts a cellular telephone location unless there is a threat of imminent harm or risk of life.

Statement of Purpose:

To require a law enforcement agency to obtain a proper warrant prior to conducting cellular telephone location surveillance.