{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-15-1317","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 15:1317","heading":"Application for an order for use of a cellular tracking device","body":"A. An investigative or law enforcement officer shall not use a cellular tracking device unless either of the following occur:\n(1) The investigative or law enforcement agency has obtained an order issued by a court to use the tracking instrument.\n(2) Exigent circumstances exist that necessitate using the tracking instrument without first obtaining a court order.\n(3) If an investigative or law enforcement agency uses a cellular tracking device based upon the existence of exigent circumstances, the investigative or law enforcement agency shall seek to obtain an order issued by a court not later than seventy-two hours after the initial use of the cellular tracking device.\nB. An application made pursuant to this Section shall include:\n(1) The identity of the investigative or law enforcement officer making the application and the identity of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation.\n(2) A certification by the applicant attesting that the information sought is relevant to an ongoing felony criminal investigation being conducted by that agency, and includes in that certification a recital of facts or information constituting the reasonable suspicion upon which the application is based.","path":["TITLE 15. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1016179","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:43Z","sha256":"e939fa62dd224798afbcfa99bcd5510bf323cafd49a396c522a010fd7ce334f0","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-15-1316","next":"us-la/rs-15-1318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}