Ch. 607                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

hostages may be involved, where the person is a party to the
communication or one of the parties to the communication has
given prior consent to the interception.

(3)  It is lawful under this subtitle for a person to
intercept a wire [or], oral, OR ELECTRONIC communication where
the person is a party to the communication and where all of the
parties to the communication have given prior consent to the
interception unless the communication is intercepted for the
purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation
of the Constitution or laws of the United States for of this
State [or for the purpose of committing any other injurious
act]].

(4)  It is lawful under this subtitle for an officer,
employee, or agent of a governmental emergency communications
center to intercept a wire [or], oral, OR ELECTRONIC
communication where the officer, agent or employee is a party to
a conversation concerning an emergency.

(5) [(i) It is lawful under this subtitle for law
enforcement personnel to utilize body wires to intercept oral
communications in the course of a criminal investigation if there
is reasonable cause to believe that a law enforcement officer's
safety may be in jeopardy.

(ii) Communications intercepted under this
paragraph may not be recorded, and may not be used against the
defendant in a criminal proceeding].

(6)  IT IS LAWFUL UNDER THIS SUBTITLE FOR A PERSON:

(I)  TO INTERCEPT OR ACCESS AN ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION MADE THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
THAT IS CONFIGURED SO THAT THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION IS
READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC;

(II)  TO INTERCEPT ANY RADIO COMMUNICATION THAT
IS TRANSMITTED:

1.  BY ANY STATION FOR THE USE OF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC, OR THAT RELATES TO SHIPS, AIRCRAFT, VEHICLES, OR
PERSONS IN DISTRESS;

2.  BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT,
CIVIL DEFENSE, PRIVATE LAND MOBILE, OR PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, INCLUDING POLICE AND FIRE, READILY
ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC;

3.  BY A STATION OPERATING ON AN
AUTHORIZED FREQUENCY WITHIN THE BANDS ALLOCATED TO THE AMATEUR,
CITIZENS BAND, OR GENERAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES; OR

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