Rhode Island General Laws 12-5.1-9. Return of inventory
(a) Within a reasonable time but not later than ninety (90) days after the termination of the period of the order or of extensions of the order, the presiding justice of the superior court shall cause to be served on the person named in the order or application, and any other parties to the intercepted communications that the presiding justice of the superior court may determine in his or her direction to be in the interest of justice, an inventory which shall include:
(1) Notice of the entry of the order or the application for a denied order of approval;
(2) The date of the entry of the order or the denial of the application for an order of approval;
(3) The period of authorized, approved or disapproved interception;
(4) The fact that during the period wire, electronic, or oral communications were or were not intercepted.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-5.1-9
- Oral communications: means any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying that expectation, but the term does not include any electronic communication. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-5.1-1
- Person: means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, or corporation, whether or not any of the foregoing is an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-5.1-1
(b) The judge, upon the filing of a motion, may in his or her discretion make available to the person or the person’s counsel for inspection any portions of the intercepted communications, applications, and orders that the judge determines to be in the interest of justice. On an ex parte showing of good cause to the judge, the serving of the inventory required by this section may be postponed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 167, § 2.