Ohio § 2933.581

§ 2933.581.

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a provider of wire or electronic communication

service, an officer, employee, or agent of a provider of that type, and a landlord,

custodian, or other person is authorized to provide information, facilities, or technical

assistance to a person who is authorized by the law of this state or the United States

to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications if both of the following apply: (1) The provider, officer, employee, agent, landlord, custodian, or person has been provided

with either of the following: (a) An interception warrant or extension of an interception warrant that contains a statement

of the type described in division (A)(13) of section 2933.56 of the Revised Code ; (b) A written representation of a judge of a court of common pleas or of a prosecuting

attorney or specifically designated assistant prosecuting attorney that an oral order

for an interception has been granted pursuant to section 2933.57 of the Revised Code , that no interception warrant is required by law, that all applicable statutory requirements

have been satisfied, and that the oral order contains a statement of the type described

in division (A)(13) of section 2933.56 of the Revised Code that directs the provision of the specified information, facilities, or technical

assistance. (2) The warrant, extension, or representation sets forth the period of time during which

the provision of the information, facilities, or technical assistance is authorized

and specifies the information, facilities, or technical assistance required. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, no provider of wire or electronic

communication service, no officer, employee, or agent of a provider of that type,

and no landlord, custodian, or other person who is authorized to provide information,

facilities, or technical assistance under division (A) of this section shall disclose

the existence of an interception or the device used to accomplish the interception

with respect to which the person has been furnished an interception warrant, an extension

of an interception warrant, or a written representation pursuant to that division.  A person that makes a disclosure in violation of this division is liable for civil

damages of the type described in section 2933.65 of the Revised Code . (2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not prohibit the disclosure of the existence

of an interception or the disclosure of a device used to accomplish an interception

when the disclosure is required by legal process, provided the person making the disclosure

gives prior notification of the disclosure to the prosecuting attorney of the county

in which the interception takes place or in which the interception device is installed. (C) Except as provided in this section, a provider of wire or electronic communication

service, an officer, employee, or agent of a provider of that type, and a landlord,

custodian, or other specified person is immune from civil or criminal liability in

any action that arises out of its providing information, facilities, or technical

assistance in accordance with division (A) of this section and the terms of the interception

warrant, extension of an interception warrant, or written representation provided

under that division.