Oklahoma § 13-176.7 - Court order authorizing interception of communications

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 13-176.7 — Court order authorizing interception of communications, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 13-176.7. Court order authorizing interception of communications

The Attorney General, upon application by a district attorney,

may make application to a judge of competent jurisdiction for, and

such judge may grant in conformity with the Security of

Communications Act, an order authorizing the interception of wire,

oral or electronic communications by any law enforcement agency of

this state or any political subdivision thereof having

responsibility for the investigation of the offense as to which the

application is made, when such interception may provide evidence of

acts of biochemical terrorism, terrorism, terrorism hoax, and

biochemical assault, as defined in Section 1268.1 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, the commission of the offense of murder, the

cultivation or manufacture or distribution of narcotic drugs or

other controlled dangerous substances as defined in the Uniform

Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, trafficking in illegal drugs as

defined in the Trafficking in Illegal Drugs Act, the trafficking of

humans for labor or for commercial sex as defined in Section 748 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the pandering of humans for sex

as provided in Section 1081 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

the prostitution of a child as defined in Section 1030 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes, child sexual exploitation or permitting

child sexual exploitation as defined in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, soliciting sexual conduct or communication

with a minor by use of technology as defined in Section 1040.13a of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and any conspiracy to commit the

crimes specifically enumerated in this section.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 13. Common Carriers

Added by Laws 1982, c. 343, § 7. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 216, § 5,

eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 232, § 10, emerg. eff. May 18,

1990; Laws 2004, c. 289, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 28, §

1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2021, c. 145, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 13-176.7 ("Court order authorizing interception of communications") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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