§ 7-3-804 — Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device

Wyoming § 7-3-804

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 07: Criminal Procedure
• Ch. 3: FUGITIVES AND PREVENTION OF CRIME
• Art. 8: PEN REGISTERS

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(a) Upon an application made under W.S. 7-3-803, the court
shall enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and
use of a pen register or a trap and trace device within the
state if the court finds that the attorney for the state has
certified to the court that the information likely to be
obtained by such installation and use is relevant to an ongoing
investigation of a violation of the Wyoming Controlled
Substances Act of 1971.
(b) An order issued under this section:
(i) Shall specify:
(A) The identity, if known, of the person to
whom is leased or in whose name is listed the telephone line to
which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be
attached;
(B) The identity, if known, of the person who is
the subject of the criminal investigation;
(C) The number and, if known, physical location
of the telephone line to which the pen register or trap and
trace device is to be attached and, in the case of a trap and
trace device, the geographic limits of the trap and trace order;
and
(D) A statement of the offense to which the
information likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap
and trace device relates.
(ii) Shall direct, upon the request of the applicant,
the furnishing of information, facilities, and technical
assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen
register or trap and trace device under W.S. 7-3-805.
(c) An order issued under this section shall authorize the
installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace
device for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days. Extensions
of the order may be granted, but only upon an application for an
extension meeting the requirements of W.S. 7-3-803 and upon the
judicial finding required by subsection (a) of this section.
Each period of extension shall be for a period not to exceed
sixty (60) days.
(d) An order authorizing the installation and use of a pen
register or a trap and trace device shall direct that:
(i) The order be sealed until otherwise ordered by
the court; and
(ii) The person owning or leasing the line to which
the pen register or a trap and trace device is attached, or who
has been ordered by the court to provide assistance to the
applicant, not disclose the existence of the pen register or
trap and trace device or the existence of the investigation to
the listed subscriber, or to any other person, unless or until
otherwise ordered by the court.