S.B. 46

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ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA REQUIREMENT

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MODIFICATIONS

             3     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Mark B. Madsen

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House Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends provisions related to administrative subpoenas.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    changes the standard of proof required for the issuance of administrative subpoenas;
             14          .    amends the reporting provisions of administrative subpoenas used for the collection
             15      of electronic records in criminal investigations of specified crimes; and
             16          .    makes technical changes.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23           77-22-2.5 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 320
             24     
             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 77-22-2.5 is amended to read:
             27           77-22-2.5. Administrative subpoenas for criminal investigations for records


             28      concerning an electronic communications system or service or remote computing service
             29      -- Content -- Fee for providing information.
             30          (1) As used in this section:
             31          (a) (i) "Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing,
             32      images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire,
             33      radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photooptical system.
             34          (ii) "Electronic communication" does not include:
             35          (A) any wire or oral communication;
             36          (B) any communication made through a tone-only paging device;
             37          (C) any communication from a tracking device; or
             38          (D) electronic funds transfer information stored by a financial institution in a
             39      communications system used for the electronic storage and transfer of funds.
             40          (b) "Electronic communications service" means any service which provides for users
             41      the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications.
             42          (c) "Electronic communications system" means any wire, radio, electromagnetic,
             43      photooptical, or photoelectronic facilities for the transmission of wire or electronic
             44      communications, and any computer facilities or related electronic equipment for the electronic
             45      storage of the communication.
             46          (d) "Internet service provider" has the same definition as in Section 76-10-1230 .
             47          (e) "Prosecutor" has the same definition as in Section 77-22-2 .
             48          (f) "Sexual offense against a minor" means:
             49          (i) sexual exploitation of a minor as defined in Section 76-5b-201 or attempted sexual
             50      exploitation of a minor;
             51          (ii) a sexual offense or attempted sexual offense committed against a minor in violation
             52      of Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses; or
             53          (iii) dealing in or attempting to deal in material harmful to a minor in violation of
             54      Section 76-10-1206 .
             55          (g) "Remote computing service" means the provision to the public of computer storage
             56      or processing services by means of an electronic communications system.
             57          (2) When a law enforcement agency is investigating a sexual offense against a minor,
             58      an offense of stalking under Section 76-5-106.5 , or an offense of child kidnapping under


             59      Section 76-5-301.1 , [and has reasonable suspicion] has probable cause to believe that an
             60      electronic communications system or service or remote computing service has been used in the
             61      commission of a criminal offense, and if exigent circumstances exist that preclude obtaining a
             62      warrant from a judge, then the prosecutor may issue an administrative subpoena, consistent
             63      with 18 U.S.C. 2703 and 18 U.S.C. 2702, to the electronic communications system or service
             64      or remote computing service provider that owns or controls the Internet protocol address,
             65      websites, email address, or service to a specific telephone number, requiring the production of
             66      the following information, if available, upon providing in the subpoena the Internet protocol
             67      address, email address, telephone number, or other identifier, and the dates and times the
             68      address, telephone number, or other identifier was suspected of being used in the commission
             69      of the offense:
             70          (a) names;
             71          (b) addresses;
             72          (c) local and long distance telephone connections;
             73          (d) records of session times and durations;
             74          (e) length of service, including the start date and types of service utilized;
             75          (f) telephone or other instrument subscriber numbers or other subscriber identifiers,
             76      including any temporarily assigned network address; and
             77          (g) means and sources of payment for the service, including any credit card or bank
             78      account numbers.
             79          (3) A subpoena issued under this section shall state that the electronic communications
             80      system or service or remote computing service provider shall produce any records under
             81      Subsections (2)(a) through (g) that are reasonably relevant to the investigation of the suspected
             82      criminal activity or offense as described in the subpoena.
             83          (4) (a) An electronic communications system or service or remote computing service
             84      provider that provides information in response to a subpoena issued under this section may
             85      charge a fee, not to exceed the actual cost, for providing the information.
             86          (b) The law enforcement agency conducting the investigation shall pay the fee.
             87          [(5) The electronic communications system or service or remote computing service
             88      provider served with or responding to the subpoena may not disclose the subpoena to the
             89      account holder identified pursuant to the subpoena.]


             90          [(6)] (5) If the electronic communications system or service or remote computing
             91      service provider served with the subpoena does not own or control the Internet protocol
             92      address, websites, or email address, or provide service for the telephone number that is the
             93      subject of the subpoena, the provider shall[: (a)] notify the investigating law enforcement
             94      agency that it does not have the information[; and].
             95          [(b) provide to the investigating law enforcement agency any information the provider
             96      knows, through reasonable effort, that it has regarding how to locate the Internet service
             97      provider that does own or control the Internet protocol address, websites, or email address, or
             98      provide service for the telephone number.]
             99          [(7)] (6) There is no cause of action against any provider or wire or electronic
             100      communication service, or its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons, for
             101      providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of the
             102      administrative subpoena issued under this section or statutory authorization.
             103          [(8)] (7) (a) An administrative subpoena issued under this section is subject to the
             104      provisions of Title 77, Chapter 23b, Access to Electronic Communications.
             105          (b) Rights and remedies for providers and subscribers under Title 77, Chapter 23b,
             106      Access to Electronic Communications, apply to providers and subscribers subject to an
             107      administrative subpoena issued under this section.
             108          [(9) Every] (8) A prosecutorial agency that issues an administrative subpoena under
             109      this section shall annually on or before [June 30] February 15 report to the Commission on
             110      Criminal and Juvenile Justice the number of administrative subpoenas issued by the
             111      prosecutorial agency under this section during the previous calendar year.
             112          [(10)] (9) State and local prosecutorial and law enforcement agencies shall annually on
             113      or before [June 30] February 15 report to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice the
             114      number of administrative subpoenas the prosecutorial or law enforcement agency requested
             115      that any federal law enforcement agency [issue] issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2703 during
             116      the prior calendar year.
             117          (10) For each administrative subpoena issued by a prosecutorial agency, or requested
             118      by a law enforcement agency, under this section and reported under Subsections (8) and (9), the
             119      law enforcement or prosecutorial agency shall keep record of and provide to the Commission
             120      on Criminal and Juvenile Justice:


             121          (a) the contact information for the reporting individual, including:
             122          (i) agency title;
             123          (ii) name and position of reporting individual; and
             124          (iii) agency telephone number;
             125          (b) a description of the exigent circumstances resulting in the necessity for the issuance
             126      of the administrative subpoena rather than a warrant;
             127          (c) the number of days the agency issuing the administrative subpoena allows for the
             128      Internet service provider or electronic communication system's response;
             129          (d) the name of the Internet service provider or electronic communication system
             130      responding to the administrative subpoena;
             131          (e) the criminal offense the administrative subpoena is issued to investigate, as
             132      specified in Subsection (2); and
             133          (f) the criminal charge or conviction, if any, resulting from the issuance of the
             134      administrative subpoena.
             135          (11) The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall assign a unique
             136      identifying number to each administrative subpoena reported by a prosecutorial or law
             137      enforcement agency.
             138          (12) Subsections (8), (9), and (10) apply to all records collected by the Commission on
             139      Criminal and Juvenile Justice pertaining to administrative subpoenas issued under this section,
             140      including those issued or requested since 2009.




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