New York Criminal Procedure Law Code § 705.20

Orders authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device; determination of application
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§ 705.20 Orders authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and\n             trace device; determination of application.\n  1. If the justice determines on the basis of the facts submitted by\nthe applicant that grounds exist for the issue of an order authorizing\nthe use of a pen register or a trap and trace device pursuant to section\n705.10 of this article, the justice shall grant the application and\nissue an order authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace\ndevice, in accordance with subdivision three of this section.\n  2. If the application does not conform to section 705.15 of this\narticle, or if the justice is not satisfied that grounds exist for the\nissuance of an order authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and\ntrace device, the application must be denied.\n  3. An order issued under this section must contain:\n  (a) the name of the applicant, date of issuance, and the subscription\nand title of the issuing justice; and\n  (b) the identity, if known, of the person to whom is leased or in\nwhose name is listed the telephone line to which the pen register or\ntrap and trace device is to be attached; and\n  (c) the identity, if known, of the person who is the subject of the\ncriminal investigation; and\n  (d) the number and, if known, the physical location of the telephone\nline to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be\nattached and, in the case of a trap and trace device, the geographic\nlimits of the trap and trace order; and\n  (e) a statement of the designated crime or crimes to which the\ninformation likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap and trace\ndevice relates.\n  4. An order issued under this section shall direct, upon the request\nof the applicant, the furnishing of information, facilities, and\ntechnical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen\nregister or trap and trace device under section 705.25 of this article.\n

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