CPL § 705.25

Pen register or trap and trace device orders; time period and extensions · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 705.25 Pen register or trap and trace device orders; time period and

extensions.

1. An order issued under this section shall authorize the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device for a period not to exceed sixty days.

2. Extensions of such an order may be granted, but only upon an application for an order under section 705.05 of this article and upon the judicial finding required by subdivision one of section 705.10 of this article. The period of extension shall be for a period not to exceed sixty days.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/705.25

In plain English

A pen-register or trap-and-trace order, and each permitted extension, may last no more than 60 days.

(1) The original order authorizes installation and use for up to 60 days. ★
(2) An extension requires an application under § 705.05 and the judicial finding required by § 705.10(1), and may last up to 60 days.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.