North Dakota Code 29-29.1-01.1 – Warrant for electronic communication information
1. As used in this section, “Electronic communication information” means any information about an electronic communication or the use of an electronic communication service, limited to the contents of electronic communications and precise or approximate location of the target sender or target recipient at any point during the communication.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-29.1-01.1
- county: includes an organized county, or an organized county and such unorganized counties or other territory or parts of this state as may be attached by law to such organized county for judicial purposes. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- information: is a n accusation in writing, in form and substance like an indictment for the same offense, charging a person with a crime or public offense, signed and verified by some person and presented to the district court and filed in the office of the clerk of said court. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- magistrate: is a n officer authorized by law to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a crime or public offense. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. Notwithstanding chapter 29-29, any official or employee of the state or of a unit of county or local government of the state may, under the conditions specified in this section, obtain a warrant requiring disclosure of electronic communication information.
3. A warrant issued under this section may authorize the seizure of electronic storage media or the seizure or copying of electronically stored information. Unless otherwise specified, the warrant authorizes a later review of the media or information consistent with the warrant.
4. Under this section, the time for executing the warrant refers to the seizure or onsite copying of the media or information, and not to any later offsite copying or review.
5. The issuing magistrate may grant an extension of a warrant on the owner or the possessor of electronic communication information upon an application under oath stating the owner or the possessor has not produced the requested electronic communication information within ten days and that an extension is necessary to achieve the purposes for which the search warrant was granted. An extension may not exceed thirty days.