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Senate gives second reading to bill letting state solicitors, AG and SLED subpoena electronic records in investigations
Summary
Senate Bill 74 would authorize circuit solicitors, the attorney general and SLED to require disclosure of electronic communications and related records from providers; sponsors said the measure speeds access in criminal investigations and bypasses federal routing to a U.S. Attorney while preserving judicial oversight.
Senate Bill 74, which would authorize circuit solicitors, the state attorney general and the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to require disclosure of electronic communications and related records from service providers in certain criminal investigations, received a second reading Tuesday and drew questions about magistrate oversight and scope.
Senator Adams explained the bill would allow those…
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