Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 2702 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 2702 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 99-508, title II, Sec. 201[(a)], Oct. 21, 1986, 100
Stat. 1860; amended Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, Sec. 7037, Nov. 18,
1988, 102 Stat. 4399; Pub. L. 105-314, title VI, Sec. 604(b), Oct.
30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2984; Pub. L. 107-56, title II, Sec. 212(a)(1),
Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 107-296, title II, Sec.
225(d)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2157; Pub. L. 108-21, title V,
Sec. 508(b), Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 684.)
AMENDMENT OF SECTION
For termination of amendment by Pub. L. 107-56, see Termination
Date of 2001 Amendment note below.
AMENDMENTS
2003 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 108-21, Sec. 508(b)(1)(C), which
directed amendment of par. (5) by striking "or" at the end, could
not be executed because "or" did not appear at the end. See 2002
Amendment note below.
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 108-21, Sec. 508(b)(1)(D), added par.
(6). Former par. (6) redesignated (7).
Subsec. (b)(6)(B). Pub. L. 108-21, Sec. 508(b)(1)(A), struck out
subpar. (B) which read as follows: "if required by section 227 of
the Crime Control Act of 1990; or".
Subsec. (b)(7), (8). Pub. L. 108-21, Sec. 508(b)(1)(B),
redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (7) and (8), respectively.
Subsec. (c)(5), (6). Pub. L. 108-21, Sec. 508(b)(2), added par.
(5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6).
2002 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 225(d)(1)(A), struck
out "or" at end.
Subsec. (b)(6)(A). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 225(d)(1)(B), inserted
"or" at end.
Subsec. (b)(6)(C). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 225(d)(1)(C), struck out
subpar. (C) which read as follows: "if the provider reasonably
believes that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or
serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure of the
information without delay."
Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 225(d)(1)(D), added par.
(7).
2001 - Pub. L. 107-56, Secs. 212(a)(1)(A), 224, temporarily
substituted "Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or
records" for "Disclosure of contents" in section catchline. See
Termination Date of 2001 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107-56, Secs. 212(a)(1)(B), 224,
temporarily added par. (3). See Termination Date of 2001 Amendment
note below.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-56, Secs. 212(a)(1)(C), 224, temporarily
substituted "Exceptions for disclosure of communications" for
"Exceptions" in heading and "A provider described in subsection
(a)" for "A person or entity" in introductory provisions. See
Termination Date of 2001 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (b)(6)(C). Pub. L. 107-56, Secs. 212(a)(1)(D), 224,
temporarily added subpar. (C). See Termination Date of 2001
Amendment note below.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-56, Secs. 212(a)(1)(E), 224, temporarily
added subsec. (c). See Termination Date of 2001 Amendment note
below.
1998 - Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 105-314 amended par. (6)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: "to a law
enforcement agency, if such contents -
"(A) were inadvertently obtained by the service provider; and
"(B) appear to pertain to the commission of a crime."
1988 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100-690 substituted "2517" for
"2516".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25,
2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as an Effective
Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
TERMINATION DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-56 to cease to have effect Feb. 3, 2006,
except amendment to continue in effect with respect to any
particular foreign intelligence investigation that began before
Feb. 3, 2006, or with respect to any particular offense or
potential offense that began or occurred before Feb. 3, 2006, see
section 224 of Pub. L. 107-56, set out as a note under section 2510
of this title.