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House removes sunset on ALEA wire‑intercept authority, adds interpreter access after early enforcement results
Summary
Lawmakers voted to remove a sunset and continue state law allowing the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)/SBI to seek court‑authorized wire intercepts in drug investigations; the substitute also authorizes use of interpreters. Sponsors cited four successful intercepts that yielded arrests and large seizures.
The House voted to remove a statutory sunset and continue state authority for court‑authorized wire intercepts conducted at the state level by ALEA/SBI in drug investigations, and approved language to permit use of foreign‑language interpreters during intercepts.
Representative Reynolds, sponsor of HB 137, briefed members on the program’s initial deployments. He said ALEA…
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