Bill Text: CT HB05198 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Cell Phone Location Surveillance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05198 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05198-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5198
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 279
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING CELL PHONE LOCATION SURVEILLANCE.

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

That the general statutes be amended to provide that law enforcement obtain a proper warrant prior to conducting any cell phone surveillance through the use of any device that simulates cell towers and intercepts cell phone locations unless there is a threat of imminent harm or risk of life.

Statement of Purpose:

To require law enforcement to obtain a proper warrant prior to conducting cell phone location surveillance.