{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "705.10", "citation": "CPL § 705.10", "heading": "Orders authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device; when issuable", "text": ["§ 705.10 Orders authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and", "trace device; when issuable.", "An order authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device may issue only:", "1. Upon an appropriate application made in conformity with this article; and", "2. Upon a determination that an application sets forth specific, articulable facts, warranting the applicant's reasonable suspicion that a designated crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed and demonstrating that the information likely to be obtained by use of a pen register or trap and trace device is or will be relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation of such designated crime."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/705.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A **justice may issue a pen-register or trap-and-trace order only if both requirements are met**:\n- **(1)** The **application complies with this article**.\n- **(2)** The application gives **specific, articulable facts** supporting reasonable suspicion that a designated crime **has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur**, and shows the information likely obtained **is or will be relevant to an ongoing investigation** of that crime. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/705.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}