South Carolina § 17-30-120 Determination of facility as prerequisite to interception when facility not specified in order; petition by provider to modify or quash.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-30-120 — Determination of facility as prerequisite to interception when facility not specified in order; petition by provider to modify or quash.

South Carolina § 17-30-120

Title 17CRIMINAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 30INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC, OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-120 (2026).

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If an interception of a communication is to be carried out pursuant to Section 17-30-115, the interception may not begin until the facilities from which, or the place where, the communication is to be intercepted is ascertained by the person implementing the interception order. A provider of wire or electronic communications service that has received an order as provided under Section 17-30-115 may petition the court to modify or quash the order on the ground that the interception cannot be performed in a timely or reasonable fashion. The court, upon notice to the State, must decide such a petition expeditiously.

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If an interception of a communication is to be carried out pursuant to Section 17-30-115, the interception may not begin until the facilities from which, or the place where, the communication is to be intercepted is ascertained by the person implementing the interception order. A provider of wire or electronic communications service that has received an order as provided under Section 17-30-115 may petition the court to modify or quash the order on the ground that the interception cannot be performed in a timely or reasonable fashion. The court, upon notice to the State, must decide such a petition expeditiously.