West Virginia § 62-1F-5 Recording of intercepted communications

West Virginia Statutes

§ 62-1F-5 — Recording of intercepted communications

West Virginia § 62-1F-5

Ch. 62CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Art. 1FELECTRONIC INTERCEPTION OF PERSON'S CONDUCT OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HOME BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

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W. Va. Code § 62-1F-5 (2026).

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(a)If recorded, the contents of any conduct or oral communications electronically intercepted shall be recorded on tape or wire or other comparable device and done in such a way or ways as will protect the recording from editing or alterations thereto.

(b)Whenever practicable, the investigative or law-enforcement officer overseeing the recording of an electronic interception shall keep a signed, written record of:

(1)The date and hours of the surveillance;

(2)The time and duration of each electronic interception;

(3)The participants, if known, in each electronic interception; and

(4)A summary of the content of each intercepted communication.

(c)Immediately upon the expiration of the period of time during which interception and recording is authorized by the order, or extension

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(a) If recorded, the contents of any conduct or oral communications electronically intercepted shall be recorded on tape or wire or other comparable device and done in such a way or ways as will protect the recording from editing or alterations thereto.

(b) Whenever practicable, the investigative or law-enforcement officer overseeing the recording of an electronic interception shall keep a signed, written record of:

(1) The date and hours of the surveillance;

(2) The time and duration of each electronic interception;

(3) The participants, if known, in each electronic interception; and

(4) A summary of the content of each intercepted communication.

(c) Immediately upon the expiration of the period of time during which interception and recording is authorized by the order, or extensions thereof, such recordings shall be made available, if requested, to the magistrate or judge issuing such order. Custody of the recordings shall be with the law-enforcement officer authorizing the application underlying the order. Such recordings may not be destroyed except upon an order of the magistrate or judge to whom application was made or a circuit judge presiding over any subsequent prosecution related to the electronic interception. The records shall be maintained by the magistrate court clerk or circuit clerk of the county where the application was filed. Duplicate recordings may be made for use or disclosure pursuant to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b), section nine, article one-d of this chapter for investigations by law-enforcement agencies.