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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 705.20: Orders authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device; determination of application

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  1. Criminal Procedure Law
  2. Part 3. Special Proceedings and Miscellaneous Procedures
  3. Title T. Procedures For Securing Evidence By Means of Court Order and For Sup- Pressing Evidence Unlawfully or Improperly Obtained
  4. Article 705. Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices

§ 705.20 Orders authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and

trace device; determination of application.

1. If the justice determines on the basis of the facts submitted by

the applicant that grounds exist for the issue of an order authorizing

the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device pursuant to section

705.10 of this article, the justice shall grant the application and

issue an order authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace

device, in accordance with subdivision three of this section.

2. If the application does not conform to section 705.15 of this

article, or if the justice is not satisfied that grounds exist for the

issuance of an order authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and

trace device, the application must be denied.

3. An order issued under this section must contain:

(a) the name of the applicant, date of issuance, and the subscription

and title of the issuing justice; and

(b) 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; and

(c) the identity, if known, of the person who is the subject of the

criminal investigation; and

(d) the number and, if known, the 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

(e) a statement of the designated crime or crimes to which the

information likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap and trace

device relates.

4. An order issued under this section 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 section 705.25 of this article.

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