Bill > S770

This bill amends existing law to clarify when the Attorney General and District Attorneys can demand communications records from common carriers, which are companies providing phone or internet services, and providers of electronic communication services, which are services that transmit electronic communications, and remote computing services, which store data for users. Specifically, these officials can only make such demands when they are actively investigating a specific criminal offense, and the demand must be in writing and specify the information sought, which is limited to the subscriber's name and billing address or other identifying information. The bill explicitly states that these demands cannot require the disclosure of the content of electronic communications or internet browsing history, except for the servers used to initially access the internet. Furthermore, any common carrier or service provider complying with such a demand is protected from civil or criminal liability, and the bill outlines reporting requirements for the Attorney General and District Attorneys, mandating an annual public report detailing the number of demands made, the types of offenses investigated, the service providers targeted, and how the obtained records were used in criminal prosecutions.