296                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 116

(1)  There are reasonable grounds to believe that a crime directly

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has been committed or is about to be committed.

(2)  There are reasonable grounds to believe that evidence will be
obtained essential to the solution of such crime, or which may enable
the prevention of such crime.

(S) There are no other means readily available for obtaining such
information.

(b)  Where statements are solely upon the information and belief
of the a/pplicanty the

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the
grounds for the belief must be given.

(c)  The applicant must state whether any prior application has
been made to obtain telephonic and telegraphic communications on
the same instrument or from the same person and if such prior appli-
cation exists the applicant shall disclose the current statics thereof.

(d)  The application and any order issued under this Section shall,
identify

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AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE the particular telephone
or telegraph line from which the information is to be obtained and
the purpose thereof.

(e)  The court shall examine upon oath or affirmation the appli-
cant and any witness the applicant desires to produce or the court
requires to be produced.

(f)  Orders issued under this Section shall not be effective for a
period longer than thirty (30) days, after which period the court
which issued the order may upon application of the officer who
secured the original order, by application, in its discretion, renew
or continue the order for an additional period not to exceed thirty
(SO) days.

10S. Any officer who knowingly proceeds under an order which
has expired and has not been renewed as provided in Section 102 of
this sub-title is deemed to act without authority under Section 102
of this sub-title and shall be subject to the penalties provided in
Section 107 of this sub-title or in Section 670A of Article 27 of this
Code (as added by this Act to the 1951 Edition) as though he had
never obtained any such order.

104. The application for any order under Section 102 of this sub-
title and any supporting documents and testimony in connection
therewith shall remain confidential in the custody of the court and
these materials shall not be released or information concerning them
in any manner disclosed except upon written order of the court. . '

105.    Only evidence obtained in conformity with the provisions
of this sub-title shall be admissible in evidence, and then only in a
prosecution for the crime or crimes specified in the court order, in
the circuit courts of this State or in the Criminal courts of Baltimore
City.

106.    Nothing in this section shall apply to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation or to any other federal investigating agency; nor
shall any order issued hereunder direct or compel an employee of a
telephone or telegraph company to do any act or furnish any infor-
mation in violation of Federal law.