District Of Columbia § 23-551 - Procedure for disclosure and suppression of intercepted wire or oral communications.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 23-551 — Procedure for disclosure and suppression of intercepted wire or oral communications., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-551. Procedure for disclosure and suppression of intercepted wire or oral communications.
23-551The contents of any intercepted wire or oral communication or evidence derived therefrom shall not be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, or other authority of the United States or the District of Columbia unless not less than ten days before the trial, hearing, or proceeding —
the inventory as provided in section 23-550 has been served; and
the parties to the action have been served with a copy of the order and accompanying application under which the interception was authorized or approved.
Any aggrieved person in any trial, hearing, or proceeding in or before any court, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, or other authority of the United States or the District of Columbia, may move to suppress the contents of any intercepted wire or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, on the grounds that —
the communication was unlawfully intercepted;
the order of authorization or approval under which it was intercepted is insufficient on its face;
the interception was not made in conformity with the order of authorization or approval;
service was not made as provided in section 23-547; or
the seal prescribed by section 23-549(a) is not present and there is no satisfactory explanation for its absence.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does D.C. Code § 23-551 cover?
Section 23-551 ("Procedure for disclosure and suppression of intercepted wire or oral communications.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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