S 1702 · 96th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide that the provisions of chapter 119, relating to the interception of wire and oral communications, apply to pen registers.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-08-03)
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Applies the provisions of current law relating to the interception of wire and oral communications to the use of a "pen register" (a mechanical device which records the numbers dialed on a telephone line to which it is attached).…
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