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VETOES

Senate Bill 293, which was passed by the General Assembly
and signed by me on May 27, 1986, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill 568.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 568

AN ACT concerning

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance -
Use of Body Wires by Law Enforcement Personnel

FOR the purpose of permitting the use of body wires and the
interception of wire or to intercept oral communications by
law enforcement personnel under certain circumstances;
prohibiting a certain use of communications intercepted
under this Act; and generally relating to the use of body
wires for the interception of wire or oral communications by
law enforcement personnel in the course of criminal
investigations.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 10-402(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

10-402.

(c) (1) (i) It is lawful under this subtitle for an
operator of a switchboard, or an officer, employee, or agent of
any communication common carrier, whose facilities are used in
the transmission of a wire communication to intercept, disclose,
or use that communication in the normal course of his employment
while engaged in any activity which is a necessary incident to
the rendition of his service or to the protection of the rights
or property of the carrier of the communication. Provided, the
communication common carriers may not utilize service observing
or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality
control checks.

(ii) It is lawful under this subtitle for an
officer, employee, or agent of any communication common carrier