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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 29

(3)    "Intercept" means the aural acquisition of
the contents of any wire or oral communication through the
use of any electronic, mechanical, or other [device.]
DEVICE;

(4)    "Electronic, mechanical, or other device"
means any device or apparatus which can be used to intercept
a wire or oral communication other [than;] THAN:

(i) Any telephone or telegraph
instrument, equipment or facility, or any component thereof,
(a) furnished to the subscriber or user by a communications
common carrier in the ordinary course of its business and
being used by the subscriber or user in the ordinary course
of its business; or (b) being used by a communications
common carrier in the ordinary course of its business, or by
an investigative or law enforcement officer in the ordinary
course of his duties;

(ii) A hearing aid or similar device being
used to correct subnormal hearing to not better than normal;

(8) "Judge of competent jurisdiction" means a
judge of a circuit court or the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
[City.] CITY;

10-408.

(a) Each application for an order authorizing the
interception of a wire or oral communication shall be made
in writing upon oath or affirmation to a judge of competent
jurisdiction and shall state the applicant's authority to
make the application. Each application shall include the
following information:

(4) A statement of the period of time for which
the interception is required to be maintained. If the
nature of the investigation is such that the authorization
for interception should not automatically terminate when the
described type of communication has been first obtained, a
particular description of facts establishing probable cause
to believe [that] additional communications of the same type
will occur thereafter;

(c) Upon the application the judge may enter an ex
parte order, as requested or as modified, authorizing
interception of wire or oral communications within the
territorial jurisdiction of the court in which the judge is
sitting, if the judge determines on the basis of the facts
submitted by the applicant that:

(1) There is probable cause for belief that an
individual is committing, has committed, or is about to
commit a particular offense enumerated in § 10—406 of this
[subtitle.] SUBTITLE;