South Carolina § 17-29-30 Certain officials may make application for order authorizing or approving installation and use of pen register or trap and trace device.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-29-30 — Certain officials may make application for order authorizing or approving installation and use of pen register or trap and trace device.

South Carolina § 17-29-30

Title 17CRIMINAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 29PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 17-29-30 (2026).

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(A)(1) The Attorney General or an assistant attorney general designated by the Attorney General on behalf of the State, and a circuit solicitor or an assistant circuit solicitor designated by the solicitor on behalf of a political subdivision having law enforcement authority, hereinafter referred to as the attorney, may make application for an order or an extension of an order under Section 17-29-40 authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device under this chapter, in writing under oath to the circuit court of the circuit wherein the political subdivision is located or if on behalf of the State to any circuit court.

(2)A law enforcement officer of this State or a political subdivision thereof may make application for an order or an extension

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(A)(1) The Attorney General or an assistant attorney general designated by the Attorney General on behalf of the State, and a circuit solicitor or an assistant circuit solicitor designated by the solicitor on behalf of a political subdivision having law enforcement authority, hereinafter referred to as the attorney, may make application for an order or an extension of an order under Section 17-29-40 authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device under this chapter, in writing under oath to the circuit court of the circuit wherein the political subdivision is located or if on behalf of the State to any circuit court. (2) A law enforcement officer of this State or a political subdivision thereof may make application for an order or an extension of an order under Section 17-29-40 authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device under this chapter, in writing under oath to the circuit court of the circuit wherein the political subdivision is located or if on behalf of the State to any circuit court. (B) An application under subsection (A) of this section must include: (1) the identity of the attorney or the law enforcement officer of this State or a political subdivision thereof making the application and the identity of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation; and (2) a certification by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by that agency, and that the applicant has probable cause to believe that a user of the service to which the pen register or trap and trace device is applied is a participant in the criminal activity being investigated.