§ 15:1317 — Application for an order for use of a cellular tracking device

§1317. Application for an order for use of a cellular tracking device
A. An investigative or law enforcement officer shall not use a cellular tracking
device unless either of the following occur:
(1) The investigative or law enforcement agency has obtained an order issued by a
court to use the tracking instrument.
(2) Exigent circumstances exist that necessitate using the tracking instrument without
first obtaining a court order.
(3) If an investigative or law enforcement agency uses a cellular tracking device
based upon the existence of exigent circumstances, the investigative or law enforcement
agency shall seek to obtain an order issued by a court not later than seventy-two hours after
the initial use of the cellular tracking device.
B. An application made pursuant to this Section shall include:
(1) The identity of the investigative or law enforcement officer making the
application and the identity of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation.
(2) A certification by the applicant attesting that the information sought is relevant
to an ongoing felony criminal investigation being conducted by that agency, and includes in
that certification a recital of facts or information constituting the reasonable suspicion upon
which the application is based.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 308, §2.