US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 3126

Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices

The Attorney General shall annually report to Congress on the number of pen register orders and orders for trap and trace devices applied for by law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice, which report shall include information concerning—
(1)
the period of interceptions authorized by the order, and the number and duration of any extensions of the order;
(2)
the offense specified in the order or application, or extension of an order;
(3)
the number of investigations involved;
(4)
the number and nature of the facilities affected; and
(5)
the identity, including district, of the applying investigative or law enforcement agency making the application and the person authorizing the order.

Pub. L. 99–508, title III, § 301(a)100 Stat. 1871Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7092(a)(1)102 Stat. 4410Pub. L. 106–197, § 3114 Stat. 247(Added , , , § 3125; renumbered § 3126, , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 3127 of this titleA prior section 3126 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 106–1972000— substituted “, which report shall include information concerning—” and pars. (1) to (5) for period at end.

Pub. L. 100–690section 3125 of this title1988— renumbered as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 302 of Pub. L. 99–508section 3121 of this titleSection effective 90 days after , and, in case of conduct pursuant to court order or extension, applicable only with respect to court orders and extensions made after such date, with special rule for State authorizations of interceptions, see , set out as a note under .

Report on Use of DCS 1000 (Carnivore) To Implement Orders Under Section 3123

Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 305(a)116 Stat. 1782

section 3126 of title 18“At the same time that the Attorney General submits to Congress the annual reports required by , United States Code, that are respectively next due after the end of each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003, the Attorney General shall also submit to the Chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a report, covering the same respective time period, on the number of orders under section 3123 applied for by law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice whose implementation involved the use of the DCS 1000 program (or any subsequent version of such program), which report shall include information concerning—
“(1)
the period of interceptions authorized by the order, and the number and duration of any extensions of the order;
“(2)
the offense specified in the order or application, or extension of an order;
“(3)
the number of investigations involved;
“(4)
the number and nature of the facilities affected;
“(5)
the identity of the applying investigative or law enforcement agency making the application for an order; and
“(6)
the specific persons authorizing the use of the DCS 1000 program (or any subsequent version of such program) in the implementation of such order.”
, , , provided that: