Recording contents of authorized interception; sealing documents;
disclosure; destruction of documents
Sec. 2. (a) The contents of an authorized interception under this
article shall be mechanically or electronically recorded. Immediately
upon the expiration of the warrant or extension, the court shall order
that recordings be sealed. The court shall determine who is entitled
to custody of the recordings. The court shall order that the recordings
be kept for at least ten (10) years. The recordings may be destroyed
after ten (10) years only upon an order of the court that issued the
warrant.
(b) A warrant or an extension granted under this article, as well as
the application for a warrant or extension, shall be sealed by the
court to which the application is made. The court shall determine
who is entitled to custody of the application and warrant or
extension. An application and a warrant or an extension shall be
disclosed only upon a showing of good cause before the issuing
court. The court shall order that the application and warrant or
extension may not be destroyed for at least ten (10) years after the
date granted, and then only upon the order of the court that issued the
warrant.
As added by P.L.161-1990, SEC.3.
Last modified: May 24, 2006