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SC Code § 17-29-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 29 - Pen Registers And Trap And Trace Devices|Section 17-29-20. Installation of pen register or trap and trace device prohibited.

 (A) Except as provided in this section, no person may install or use a pen register or a trap and trace device without first obtaining a court order under Section 17-29-40.  (B) The prohibition of subsection (A) does not apply with respect to the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device by a provider of electronic or wire communication service:  (1) relating to the operation, maintenance, and testing of a wire or electronic communication service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider, or to the protection of users of that service from abuse of service or unlawful use of service; or  (2) to record the fact that a wire or electronic communication was initiated or completed in order to protect the provider, another provider furnishing service toward the completion of the wire communication, or a user of that service, from fraudulent, unlawful, or abusive use of service; or  (3) where the consent of the user of that service has been obtained.  (C) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 529.
SC Code § 17-29-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 29 - Pen Registers And Trap And Trace Devices|Section 17-29-30. Certain officials may make application for order authorizing or approving installation and use of pen register or trap and trace device.

 (A)(1) The Attorney General or an assistant attorney general designated by the Attorney General on behalf of the State, and a circuit solicitor or an assistant circuit solicitor designated by the solicitor on behalf of a political subdivision having law enforcement authority, hereinafter referred to as the attorney, may make application for an order or an extension of an order under Section 17-29-40 authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device under this chapter, in writing under oath to the circuit court of the circuit wherein the political subdivision is located or if on behalf of the State to any circuit court.  (2) A law enforcement officer of this State or a political subdivision thereof may make application for an order or an extension of an order under Section 17-29-40 authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device under this chapter, in writing under oath to the circuit court of the circuit wherein the political subdivision is located or if on behalf of the State to any circuit court.  (B) An application under subsection (A) of this section must include:  (1) the identity of the attorney or the law enforcement officer of this State or a political subdivision thereof making the application and the identity of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation; and  (2) a certification by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by that agency, and that the applicant has probable cause to believe that a user of the service to which the pen register or trap and trace device is applied is a participant in the criminal activity being investigated.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 529.
SC Code § 17-29-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 29 - Pen Registers And Trap And Trace Devices|Section 17-29-40. Issuance of court order authorizing installation of pen register or trap and trace device.

 (A) Upon an application made under Section 17-29-30, the court shall enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device within that political subdivision, or within the State if the applicant is the attorney for the State or a law enforcement officer thereof, if the court finds that the attorney or the law enforcement officer of this State or a political subdivision thereof has certified to the court that the information likely to be obtained by the installation and use is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation, and that the probable cause required by Section 17-29-30 (B)(2) exists.  (B) An order issued under this section must specify:  (1) 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;  (2) the identity, if known, of the person who is the subject of the criminal investigation, and to whom the probable cause requirement of Section 17-29-30(B)(2) applies;  (3) 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  (4) a statement of the offense to which the information likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap and trace device relates.  The order must also 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 under Section 17-29-50.  (C)(1) An order issued under this section must authorize the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device for a period not to exceed sixty days.  (2) Extensions of such an order may be granted, but only upon an application for an order under Section 17-29-30 and upon the judicial finding required by subsection (A) of this section. The period of extension may be for a period not to exceed sixty days.  (D) An order authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device must 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 otherwise ordered by the court.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 529.
SC Code § 17-29-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 29 - Pen Registers And Trap And Trace Devices|Section 17-29-50. Rights and duties of provider of wire or electronic communication service, landlord.

 (A) Upon the request of the attorney or an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to install and use a pen register under this chapter, a provider of wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall furnish the law enforcement officer forthwith all information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if the assistance is directed by a court order as provided in Section 17-29-40.  (B) Upon the request of the attorney or an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to receive the results of a trap and trace device under this chapter, a provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall install or cause to be installed the device forthwith on the appropriate line and shall furnish the law enforcement officer all additional information, facilities, and technical assistance including installation and operation of the device unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if the installation and assistance is directed by a court order as provided in Section 17-29-40. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the results of the trap and trace device must be furnished to the officer of a law enforcement agency, designated in the court order, at reasonable intervals during regular business hours for the duration of the order.  (C) A provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person who furnishes facilities or technical assistance pursuant to this section must be reasonably compensated for those reasonable expenses incurred in providing the facilities and assistance.  (D) No cause of action lies in any court against any provider of a wire or electronic communication service, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order under this chapter.  (E) A good faith reliance on a court order issued under this chapter is a complete defense against any civil or criminal action brought under this chapter or any other provision of law.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 529.
SC Code § 17-30-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 30 - Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications|Section 17-30-10. Interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications authorized.

 The interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications is hereby authorized only in the manner permitted by this chapter.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, eff July 2, 2002.
SC Code § 17-30-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 30 - Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications|Section 17-30-20. Prohibited acts.

 Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 17-30-50 of this chapter:  (1) intentionally intercepts, attempts to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire, oral, or electronic communication;  (2) intentionally uses, attempts to use, or procures any other person to use or attempt to use any electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept any oral communication when:  (a) the device is affixed to or otherwise transmits a signal through a wire, cable, or other like connection used in wire communication; or  (b) the device transmits communications by radio or interferes with the transmission of the communication;  (3) intentionally discloses or attempts to disclose to any other person the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection;  (4) intentionally uses or attempts to use the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection;  (5) intentionally discloses or attempts to disclose to any other person the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepted by means authorized by Section 17-30-70 or Section 17-30-95 when that person knows or has reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of such a communication in connection with a criminal investigation and the disclosure is not otherwise authorized under this chapter; or  (6) intentionally uses, attempts to use, or procures any other person to use any electronic, mechanical, or other device or service that causes the telephone network to display a telephone number on a phone call recipient's caller identification display that is not the number of the originating device. This provision shall not apply to:  (a) the legitimate law enforcement use of this procedure by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division;  (b) a person or entity that places a call and blocks or otherwise prevents the delivery of a telephone number to a call recipient's caller identification display;  (c) a person or entity that places an authorized call on behalf of another person or entity and inserts a telephone number identified with the person or entity on behalf of whom the call is being placed; or  (d) a communications service provider that delivers a call originated by another person or entity.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, eff July 2, 2002; 2010 Act No. 270, Section 2, eff June 24, 2010.
SC Code § 17-30-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 30 - Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications|Section 17-30-25. Interception and disclosure of information by provider of wire or electronic communications service; exceptions when authorized by law.

 (A) It is lawful under this chapter for an operator of a switchboard, or an officer, employee, or agent of a provider of wire or electronic communication service whose facilities are used in the transmission of a wire or electronic communication to intercept, disclose, or use that communication in the normal course of his employment while engaged in any activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of his service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service, except that a provider of wire communication service to the public must not utilize service observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks.  (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a provider of wire, oral, or electronic communication service, or an officer, employee, or agent thereof, or landlord, custodian, or other person may provide information, facilities, or technical assistance to a person authorized by law to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications if the provider, or an officer, employee, or agent thereof, or landlord, custodian, or other person, has been provided with:  (1) a court order directing such assistance signed by the authorizing judge; or  (2) a certification in writing by a person specified in Section 17-30-95 that no warrant or court order is required by law, that all statutory requirements have been met, and that the specified assistance is required, setting forth the period of time during which the provision of the information, facilities, or technical assistance is authorized and specifying the information, facilities, or technical assistance required.  (C) A provider of wire, oral, or electronic communication service, or an officer, employee, or agent thereof, or landlord, custodian, or other person must not disclose the existence of any interception or the device used to accomplish the interception with respect to which the person has been furnished an order under this chapter, except as may otherwise be required by legal process and then only after prior notice to the Attorney General or his Assistant Attorney General. Any such disclosure renders the person liable for the civil damages provided under Section 17-30-135, and the person may be prosecuted. An action shall not be brought against a provider of wire, oral, or electronic communication service, or an officer, employee, or agent thereof, or landlord, custodian, or other person for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order under this chapter.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, eff July 2, 2002.
SC Code § 17-30-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 30 - Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications|Section 17-30-30. Interception by employee of Federal Communications Commission, by person acting under color or law, and when party has given prior consent.

 (A) It is lawful under this chapter for an officer, employee, or agent of the Federal Communications Commission, in the normal course of his employment and in discharge of the monitoring responsibilities exercised by the commission in the enforcement of 47 U.S.C. Chapter 5, to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication transmitted by radio or to disclose or use the information thereby obtained.  (B) It is lawful under this chapter for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, where the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.  (C) It is lawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, eff July 2, 2002.
SC Code § 17-30-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 30 - Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications|Section 17-30-35. Lawful interceptions of electronic communications.

 (A) It is lawful under this chapter for a person to:  (1) intercept or access an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system that is configured so that the electronic communication is readily accessible to the general public;  (2) intercept any radio communication which is transmitted by:  (a) any station for the use of the general public, or that relates to ships, aircraft, vehicles, or persons in distress;  (b) any governmental, law enforcement, civil defense, private land mobile, or public safety communications system, including any police or fire communications system, readily accessible to the general public;  (c) a station operating on an authorized frequency within the bands allocated to the amateur, citizens band, or general mobile radio services; or  (d) any marine or aeronautical communications system;  (3) engage in conduct which is:  (a) prohibited by Section 633 of the Communications Act of 1934; or  (b) excepted from the application of Section 705(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 and by Section 705(b) of that act;  (4) intercept any wire or electronic communication the transmission of which is causing harmful interference to any lawfully operating station of consumer electronic equipment to the extent necessary to identify the source of the interference;  (5) intercept, if the person is another user of the same frequency, any radio communication that is not scrambled or encrypted made through a system that utilizes frequencies monitored by individuals engaged in the provision or the use of the system;  (6) intercept a satellite transmission that is not scrambled or encrypted and that is transmitted:  (a) to a broadcasting station for purposes of retransmission to the general public; or  (b) as an audio subcarrier intended for redistribution to facilities open to the public, but not including data transmissions or telephone calls, when the interception is not for the purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain; or  (7) intercept and privately view a private satellite video communication that is not scrambled or encrypted or to intercept a radio communication that is transmitted on frequencies allocated under Subpart D of Part 74 of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission that is not scrambled or encrypted, if the interception is not for an unlawful purpose or for purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain.  (B) It is lawful under this chapter for a provider of electronic communication service to record the fact that a wire or electronic communication was initiated or completed in order to protect the provider, another provider furnishing service toward the completion of the wire or electronic communication, or a user of that service, from fraudulent, unlawful, or abusive use of such service.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, eff July 2, 2002.
SC Code § 17-30-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 30 - Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications|Section 17-30-40. Disclosure of content of communication by provider of electronic communication service.

 (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a person or entity providing an electronic communication service to the public must not intentionally divulge the contents of any communication while in transmission on that service to any person or entity other than an addressee or intended recipient of the communication or an agent of the addressee or intended recipient.  (B) A person or entity providing electronic communication service to the public may divulge the contents of the communication:  (1) as otherwise authorized by this chapter;  (2) with the lawful consent of the originator or any addressee or intended recipient of the communication;  (3) to a person employed or authorized, or whose facilities are used to forward the communication to its destination; or  (4) which were inadvertently obtained by the service provider and which appeared to pertain to the commission of a crime, if the divulgence is made to a law enforcement agency.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, eff July 2, 2002.
SC Code § 17-30-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 30 - Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications|Section 17-30-45. Use of pen register or trap and trace device.

 It is lawful under this chapter to use a pen register or a trap and trace device as authorized under South Carolina law or under federal law.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, eff July 2, 2002.
SC Code § 17-30-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 17 - Criminal Procedures|Chapter 30 - Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications|Section 17-30-50. Penalty for violating Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45.

 (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), whoever violates the provisions of Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.  (B) If the offense is a first offense under this chapter and is not for any unlawful purpose or for purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain, and the wire or electronic communication with respect to which the offense under this chapter was committed is a radio communication that is not scrambled, encrypted, or transmitted using modulation techniques the essential parameters of which have been withheld from the public with the intention of preserving the privacy of the communication, then:  (1) if the communication is not the radio portion of a cellular telephone communication, a cordless telephone communication that is transmitted between the cordless telephone handset and the base unit, a public land mobile radio service communication, or a paging service communication, and the conduct is not that described in Section 17-30-35(7), the person committing the offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both;  (2) if the communication is the radio portion of a cellular telephone communication, a cordless telephone communication that is transmitted between the cordless telephone handset and the base unit, a public land mobile radio service communication, or a paging service communication, the person committing the offense is guilty of a misdemeanor, and must, upon conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 14, eff July 2, 2002.