California Penal Code

§ 638.50

PEN § 638.50 Effective Sep 27, 2022Title 15 · Part 1 · Ch. 1.5

Statute text

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)“Wire communication” and “electronic communication” have the meanings set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 629.51.

(b)“Pen register” means a device or process that records or decodes dialing, routing, addressing, or signaling information transmitted by an instrument or facility from which a wire or electronic communication is transmitted, but not the contents of a communication. “Pen register” does not include a device or process used by a provider or customer of a wire or electronic communication service for billing, or recording as an incident to billing, for communications services provided by such provider, or a device or process used by a provider or customer of a wire communication service for cost accounting or other similar purposes in the ordinary course of its business.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 627, Sec. 4. (AB 1242) Effective September 27, 2022.