(a) Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of an order or each extension of an order entered under § 40-6-304(c) and (e), or the denial of an order approving an interception, the issuing or denying judge shall report to the attorney general and reporter:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-6-308

  • Attorney general and reporter: means the attorney general and reporter of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 40-6-303
  • Investigative or law enforcement officer: means :
    (A) In all counties having a population in excess of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census:
    (i) Any officer of the state or a political subdivision of the state, who:
    (a) Is empowered by law to conduct investigations of or to make arrests for offenses enumerated in §. See Tennessee Code 40-6-303
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The fact that an order or extension was applied for;
(2) The kind of order or extension applied for;
(3) The fact that the order or extension was granted as applied for, was modified, or was denied;
(4) The period of interceptions authorized by the order and the number and duration of any extensions of the order;
(5) The offense specified in the order or application, or the extension of an order;
(6) The identity of the applying investigative or law enforcement officer or agency making the application and the person authorizing the application; and
(7) The nature of the facilities from which, or the place where, communications were to be intercepted.
(b) In March of each year the attorney general and reporter shall report to the administrative office of the United States courts, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives:

(1) The information required by subdivisions (a)(1)-(7) with respect to each application for an order or extension made during the preceding calendar year;
(2) A general description of the interceptions made under the order or extension, including:

(A) The approximate nature and frequency of incriminating communications intercepted;
(B) The approximate nature and frequency of other communications intercepted;
(C) The approximate number of persons whose communications were intercepted; and
(D) The approximate nature, amount, and cost of the manpower and other resources used in the interceptions;
(3) The number of arrests resulting from interceptions made under the order or extension, and the offenses for which arrests were made;
(4) The number of trials resulting from the interceptions;
(5) The number of motions to suppress made with respect to the interceptions, and the number granted or denied;
(6) The number of convictions resulting from the interceptions and the offenses for which the convictions were obtained and the general assessment of the importance of the interceptions; and
(7) The information required by subdivisions (b)(2)-(6) with respect to orders or extensions obtained in a preceding calendar year.
(c) Whenever an order authorizing interception is entered pursuant to § 40-6-304(c), the order shall require that reports be made to the judge who issued the order showing what progress has been made toward achievement of the authorized objective and the need for continued interception. Reports shall be made at ten-day intervals, with the first report required on the tenth day after the interception begins or is extended. However, in cases where orders for multiple telephones have been issued by a single judge and pertain to the same investigation, the issuing judge may direct that all progress reports be consolidated into a single report and filed at such times as directed by the judge.
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