Updating Massachusetts wiretap statutes to allow electronic surveillance for specific crimes under judicial supervision.
The bill updates Massachusetts wiretap statutes to allow law enforcement to use electronic surveillance for specific crimes, under strict judicial supervision. It prohibits private individuals from using such devices secretly. The bill defines "designated offenses" to include illegal firearms trafficking, civil rights violations causing injury, and other serious crimes. The use of surveillance devices by law enforcement is limited to investigating these designated offenses.
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