Wiretap Act

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The Wiretap Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the interception and disclosure of wire, oral, and electronic communications, establishing when and how such surveillance is legally permitted.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
privacy law ⓘ
surveillance law ⓘ
aimsToProtect privacy of communications ⓘ
allows court-ordered wiretaps for specified serious offenses ⓘ
amendedBy Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
appliesTo real-time interception of communications ⓘ
bindingOn electronic communication service providers ⓘ
federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ
private individuals ⓘ
state law enforcement agencies when using wiretaps ⓘ
telecommunications service providers ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsException consent of a party exception ⓘ
emergency situation exception ⓘ
law enforcement exception ⓘ
provider protection of rights and property exception ⓘ
countryOfJurisdiction United States ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Stored Communications Act ⓘ
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice ⓘ
establishes conditions for lawful interception of communications ⓘ
influencedBy Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
legalDomain criminal procedure ⓘ
data protection law ⓘ
electronic surveillance ⓘ
partOf Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ⓘ
prohibits unauthorized disclosure of intercepted communications ⓘ
unauthorized interception of communications ⓘ
unauthorized use of intercepted communications ⓘ
providesFor civil remedies for illegal interception ⓘ
criminal penalties for illegal interception ⓘ
suppression of unlawfully intercepted communications as evidence ⓘ
regulates disclosure of intercepted communications ⓘ
interception of electronic communications ⓘ
interception of oral communications ⓘ
interception of wire communications ⓘ
use of intercepted communications ⓘ
relatedTo Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act ⓘ
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
requires judicial authorization for most wiretaps ⓘ
minimization procedures to limit interception of irrelevant communications ⓘ
periodic reporting to the issuing court ⓘ
probable cause showing for interception orders ⓘ
time limits on interception orders ⓘ
subjectOf United States Supreme Court interpretations ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Public Law 99-508 → relatedTo → Wiretap Act ⓘ
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 → containsTitle → Title II – Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance ⓘ
linked to: Wiretap Act
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 → containsTitle → Title III – Wire Interception and Interception of Oral Communications ⓘ
linked to: Wiretap Act
Pen Register Act → relatedTo → Wiretap Act ⓘ
Stored Communications Act → relatedTo → Wiretap Act ⓘ
subject linked to: SCA
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 → component → Title II – Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance ⓘ
subject linked to: OCCSSA
linked to: Wiretap Act
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 → component → Title III – Wire Interception and Interception of Oral Communications ⓘ
subject linked to: OCCSSA
linked to: Wiretap Act
Public Law 90-351 → containsTitle → Title II – Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance ⓘ
linked to: Wiretap Act
Public Law 90-351 → containsTitle → Title III – Wire Interception and Interception of Oral Communications ⓘ
linked to: Wiretap Act