§ 7-3-802 — General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use; exception

(a) Except as provided in this section, no person may
install or use a pen register or a trap and trace device without
first obtaining a court order under W.S. 7-3-804.
(b) The prohibition of subsection (a) of this section does
not apply with respect to the use of a pen register or a trap
and trace device by a provider of electronic or wire
communication service:
(i) Relating to the operation, maintenance and
testing of a wire or electronic communication service or to the
protection of the rights or property of such provider, or to the
protection of users of that service from abuse of service or
unlawful use of service;
(ii) To record the fact that a wire or electronic
communication was initiated or completed in order to protect
such provider, another provider furnishing service toward the
completion of the wire communication, or a user of that service,
from fraudulent, unlawful or abusive use of service; or
(iii) Where the consent of the user of that service
has been obtained.
(c) A state or local agency authorized to install and use
a pen register under this act shall use technology reasonably
available to it that restricts the recording or decoding of
electronic or other impulses to the dialing and signaling
information utilized in call processing.
(d) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) of this
section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00), imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.