{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-2711","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 2711","heading":"Definitions for chapter","body":"As used in this chapter—(1) the terms defined in section 2510 of this title have, respectively, the definitions given such terms in that section; (2) the term “remote computing service” means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system; (3) the term “court of competent jurisdiction” includes—(A) any district court of the United States (including a magistrate judge of such a court) or any United States court of appeals that—(i) has jurisdiction over the offense being investigated; (ii) is in or for a district in which the provider of a wire or electronic communication service is located or in which the wire or electronic communications, records, or other information are stored; or (iii) is acting on a request for foreign assistance pursuant to section 3512 of this title; (B) a court of general criminal jurisdiction of a State authorized by the law of that State to issue search warrants; or (C) a court-martial or other proceeding under chapter 47 of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) to which a military judge has been detailed; and (4) the term “governmental entity” means a department or agency of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 121—STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"8f86b4496a2a00d841f052f66033f079fec7b9c099ee536b6a0980e3c2966a18","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-2710","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-2712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}