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Senate amends obstruction statute to criminalize warning of wiretap applications
Summary
Senate Bill 112 was amended and approved for third reading to clarify that warning someone of an existing or pending wiretap is a felony, aligning the penalty with disclosure of wiretap information; amendments adjusted wording to match statute.
Senate Bill 112 moved on Feb. 9, 2009 to add 'warning someone of an existing or pending wiretap' to the state obstruction-of-justice statute. Sponsor Senator Okerlund told the Senate the change corrects a prior oversight from a 2005 statute and aligns the penalty with existing law for disclosure of wiretap information.
Two floor amendments…
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