Mississippi House Bill 1221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Division Of Cyber Crime Within The Office Of The Attorney General To Intercept Wire, Oral, Or Electronic Communication To Investigate Child Exploitation Cases; To Define Terms; To Provide For An Application Process And Establish Certain Content Requirements For An Application; To Authorize A Judge To Enter An Ex Parte Order Granting The Application And To Require Certain Findings; To Limit The Duration Of An Order Granting An Application; To Authorize Extensions To The Order Granting The Application; To Provide That The Contents Of Any Intercept Be Recorded; To Require That The Recording Be Made Available Under Seal To The Issuing Judge; To Provide That Applications And Orders Under This Act Shall Be Confidential; To Provide That The Contents Of An Intercept Shall Not Be Admitted As Evidence Unless Each Party Has Received A Copy Of The Order Authorizing The Intercept; To Provide For Motions To Suppress The Intercepted Communications; To Authorize An Appeal Of An Order Granting A Motion To Suppress Or Denying An Application; To Govern The Disclosure And Use Of The Intercepted Communication As It Relates To Other Unlawful Activity; To Provide That The Intercepted Communication Shall Not Be Received In Evidence In Violation Of This Act; To Require An Annual Report; To Provide That Any Ambiguity In This Act Be Resolved In Favor Of The Aggrieved Party And Against The State; And For Related Purposes.

Wire tapping; authorize the Cyber Crime Division within the Attorney General's office to investigate child exploitation cases.

Rep. Jansen Owen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB1221.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1221IN.htm