WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 607

another investigative or law enforcement officer of any state, or
any political subdivision of a state, the United States, or any
territory, protectorate, or possession of the United States,
including the District of Columbia, to the extent that the
disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the
official duties of the officer making or receiving the
disclosure.

(b)  Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by
any means authorized by this subtitle, has obtained knowledge of
the contents of any wire [or], oral, OR ELECTRONIC communication
or evidence derived therefrom or an investigative or law
enforcement officer of any state or any political subdivision of
a state, the United States or any territory, protectorate, or
possession of the United States, including the District of
Columbia who obtains such knowledge by lawful disclosure may use
the contents to the extent that the use is appropriate to the
proper performance of his official duties.

(c)  Any person who has received, by any means authorized by
this subtitle, any information concerning a wire [or], oral, OR
ELECTRONIC communication, or evidence derived therefrom
intercepted in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle,
may disclose the contents of that communication or the derivative
evidence while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any
proceeding held under the authority of any state or any political
subdivision of a state, the United States or any territory,
protectorate, or possession of the United States including the
District of Columbia.

(d)  An otherwise privileged wire [or], oral, OR ELECTRONIC
communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of,
the provisions of this subtitle, does not lose its privileged
character.

(e)  When an investigative or law enforcement officer, while
engaged in intercepting wire [or], oral, OR ELECTRONIC
communications in the manner authorized herein, intercepts wire
[or], oral, OR ELECTRONIC communications relating to offenses
other than those specified in the order of authorization, the
contents thereof, and evidence derived therefrom, may be
disclosed or used as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this
section. The contents and any evidence derived therefrom may be
used under subsection (c) of this section when authorized or
approved by a judge of competent jurisdiction where the judge
finds on subsequent application that the contents were otherwise
intercepted, in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle.
The application shall be made as soon as practicable.

(f)  Any INVESTIGATIVE OR law enforcement officer of ANY
STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF A STATE, the United States, OR
ANY TERRITORY, PROTECTORATE, OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES,
INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, who has lawfully received any

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