Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT ALLOWING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO MONITOR AND RECORD COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS THROUGH WIRE-TAPPING, ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND OTHER MODERN COVERT INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES UPON WRITTEN ORDER OF THE COURT IN CASE OF ANY ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ANY OF THE SPECIFIED UNLAWFUL ACTS PENALIZED UNDER ARTICLE II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SAID LAW
Congress Author
Date filed
July 9, 2007
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00854
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ALLOWING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO MONITOR AND RECORD COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS THROUGH WIRE-TAPPING, ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND OTHER MODERN COVERT INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES UPON WRITTEN ORDER OF THE COURT IN CASE OF ANY ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ANY OF THE SPECIFIED UNLAWFUL ACTS PENALIZED UNDER ARTICLE II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SAID LAW
ABSTRACT : The bill allows the use of wire-tapping and other forms of electronic surveillance in the course of police action directed towards known and established drug purveyors where any and all evidence gathered in connection therewith shall be admissible in court.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABLAN, ROQUE JR. R.
DATE FILED : 2007-07-09
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Villarosa (010 ) 2. Joson (010 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2007-08-15
      2. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-05-27
      3. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-06-03
      4. Recommendations submitted by the TWG on 2008-06-11
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS DRUGS ON 2007-07-31

Abstract

The bill allows the use of wire-tapping and other forms of electronic surveillance in the course of police action directed towards known and established drug purveyors where any and all evidence gathered in connection therewith shall be admissible in court.

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