Oklahoma Code § 13-177.4

Title 13. Common Carriers: Court order - Contents - Duration
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A.  The court, in considering an application made pursuant to
Section 177.3 of this title, shall enter an ex parte order
authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and
trace device within the jurisdiction of the court if the court finds
that the person making the application has certified to the court
that the information likely to be obtained by such installation and
use is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation.  The
installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device
shall be considered to be within the jurisdiction of the court if:
(a) the law enforcement equipment to be used to collect electronic
data is or will be physically installed within the geographical area
over which the court has jurisdiction, (b) there are reasonable
grounds to believe the telephone device is or will be used within

the geographical area over which the court has jurisdiction, or (c)
the billing address for the telephone service for the telephone
device is located within the geographical area over which the court
has jurisdiction.
The order issued under this section:
1.  Shall specify:
a. the identity, if known, of the person to whom is
leased or in whose name is listed the telephone line
to which the pen register or trap and trace device is
to be attached,
b. the identity, if known, of the person who is the
subject of the criminal investigation,
c. the number and, if known, physical location of the
telephone line to which the pen register or trap and
trace device is to be attached and, in the case of a
trap and trace device, the geographic limits of the
trap and trace order, and
d. a statement of the offense to which the information
likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap and
trace device relates; and
2.  Shall direct, upon the request of the applicant, the
furnishing of information, facilities, and technical assistance
necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register or trap
and trace device.
B.  An order issued pursuant to this section shall authorize the
installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device
for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days.  Extensions of such an
order may be granted, but only upon application as provided in
Section 177.3 of this title and upon issuance of an order as
required by subsection A of this section.  Each period of extension
shall be for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days.
C.  An order authorizing or approving the installation and use
of a pen register or a trap and trace device shall direct that:
1.  The order be sealed until otherwise ordered by the court;
and
2.  The person owning or leasing the line to which the pen
register or a trap and trace device is attached, or who has been
ordered by the court to provide assistance to the applicant, not
disclose the existence of the pen register or trap and trace device
or the existence of the investigation to the listed subscriber, or
to any other person, unless or until otherwise ordered by the court.

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