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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
An order authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device may issue only:
1. Upon an appropriate application made in conformity with this article; and
2. Upon a determination that an application sets forth specific, articulable facts, warranting the applicant's reasonable suspicion that a designated crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed and demonstrating that the information likely to be obtained by use of a pen register or trap and trace device is or will be relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation of such designated crime.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Criminal Procedure Law - CPL § 705.10 Orders authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device; when issuable - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/criminal-procedure-law/cpl-sect-705-10/
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