2016 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
Chapter 121 - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access
Sec. 2711 - Definitions for chapter
| 18 U.S.C. § 2711 (2016) |
| §2711. Definitions for chapter |
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As used in this chapter— (1) the terms defined in section 2510 of this title have, respectively, the definitions given such terms in that section; (2) the term "remote computing service" means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system; (3) the term "court of competent jurisdiction" includes— (A) any district court of the United States (including a magistrate judge of such a court) or any United States court of appeals that— (i) has jurisdiction over the offense being investigated; (ii) is in or for a district in which the provider of a wire or electronic communication service is located or in which the wire or electronic communications, records, or other information are stored; or (iii) is acting on a request for foreign assistance pursuant to section 3512 of this title; or (B) a court of general criminal jurisdiction of a State authorized by the law of that State to issue search warrants; and (4) the term "governmental entity" means a department or agency of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof. |
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(Added Pub. L. 99–508, title II, §201[(a)], Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1868, §2710; renumbered §2711, Pub. L. 100–618, §2(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3195; amended Pub. L. 107–56, title II, §220(a)(2), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 292; Pub. L. 109–177, title I, §107(b)(2), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 202; Pub. L. 111–79, §2(2), Oct. 19, 2009, 123 Stat. 2086; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVII, §5228(b)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2913.) |
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Amendment of Paragraph (3)
Pub. L. 114–328, Dec. 23, 2016, div. E, title LVII, §5228(b)(2), title LXIII, §5542, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2913, 2967, provided that, effective on the date designated by the President, not later than the first day of the first calendar month beginning two years after Dec. 23, 2016, with implementing regulations prescribed by the President not later than one year after Dec. 23, 2016, and with provisions relating to applicability to various situations, paragraph (3) of this section is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "or" at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking "and" at the end and inserting "or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) a court-martial or other proceeding under chapter 47 of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) to which a military judge has been detailed; and". See 2016 Amendment note below. AMENDMENTS2016—Par. (3)(C). Pub. L. 114–328 added subpar. (C). 2009—Par. (3). Pub. L. 111–79 substituted "includes—" and subpars. (A) and (B) for "has the meaning assigned by section 3127, and includes any Federal court within that definition, without geographic limitation; and". 2006—Par. (4). Pub. L. 109–177 added par. (4). 2001—Par. (3). Pub. L. 107–56 added par. (3). 1988—Pub. L. 100–618 renumbered section 2710 of this title as this section. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2016 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on the date designated by the President, not later than the first day of the first calendar month beginning two years after Dec. 23, 2016, with implementing regulations prescribed by the President not later than one year after Dec. 23, 2016, and with provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 801 of Title 10, Armed Forces. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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| Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 121 - STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS Sec. 2711 - Definitions for chapter |
| section 2711 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 100 Stat. 1868 102 Stat. 3195 115 Stat. 292 120 Stat. 202 123 Stat. 2086 130 Stat. 2913 |
| Public Law 99-508, Public Law 100-618, Public Law 107-56, Public Law 109-177, Public Law 111-79, Public Law 114-328 |
