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TCA 40-6-305

Interception of communications for evidence of certain crimes

FELONYFelony

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Interception of communications for evidence of certain crimes — Felony.

Penalty Details

ClassificationFelony
Penalty SummaryFelony
A district attorney general may apply to a judge of competent jurisdiction for, and the judge may grant, in conformity with § 40-6-304, an order authorizing the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications by investigative or law enforcement officers having responsibility for the investigation of the offense as to which the application is made when interception may provide evidence of: (1) The commission of criminal homicide, as defined in § 39-13-201; Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105sex: means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105(2) Criminal conspiracy, as defined in § 39-12-103, to commit criminal homicide; (3) The commission of a violation of § 39-17-417(j); (4) The commission of, or conspiracy to commit, a criminal gang offense by a criminal gang member, as defined in § 40-35-121; or (5) The commission of trafficking a person for a commercial sex act, as defined in § 39-13-309.
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TCA Section40-6-305