(a) Any law enforcement officer who obtains, by any means authorized by this chapter, knowledge of the contents of a wire or electronic communication, or evidence derived from the communication, may disclose the contents, or evidence derived, to another law enforcement officer if the disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 20-2B-10

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any law enforcement officer who obtains, by any means authorized by this chapter, knowledge of the contents of a wire or electronic communication, or evidence derived from the communication, may use the contents, or evidence derived, if the use is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer.
(c) Any individual who receives, by any means authorized by this chapter, information concerning a wire or electronic communication, or evidence derived from the communication, may disclose the contents of the communication, or evidence derived from the communication, while giving testimony in any proceeding held under the authority of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.
(d) No privileged wire or electronic communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, this chapter shall lose its privileged character.
(e) When an investigative officer, while engaged in intercepting wire or electronic communications in a manner authorized by this chapter, intercepts communications relating to an offense other than those specified in the intercept order, the contents of, and evidence derived from, the communication may be disclosed or used as provided by subsection (a) and (b). The contents of, and any evidence derived from the communication may be used under subsection (c) when a judge of competent jurisdiction finds, on a subsequent application, that the contents were otherwise intercepted in accordance with this chapter. The subsequent application shall be made as soon as practicable.
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