Section 629.56 Of Chapter 1.4. Interception Of Wire, Electronic Digital Pager, Or Electronic Cellular Telephone Communications From California Penal Code >> Title 15. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.4.
629.56
. (a) Upon informal application by the Attorney General,
Chief Deputy Attorney General, or Chief Assistant Attorney General,
Criminal Law Division, or a district attorney, or the person
designated to act as district attorney in the district attorney's
absence, the presiding judge of the superior court or the first
available judge designated as provided in Section 629.50 may grant
oral approval for an interception, without an order, if he or she
determines all of the following:
(1) There are grounds upon which an order could be issued under
this chapter.
(2) There is probable cause to believe that an emergency situation
exists with respect to the investigation of an offense enumerated in
this chapter.
(3) There is probable cause to believe that a substantial danger
to life or limb exists justifying the authorization for immediate
interception of a private wire or electronic communication before an
application for an order could with due diligence be submitted and
acted upon.
(b) Approval for an interception under this section shall be
conditioned upon filing with the judge, by midnight of the second
full court day after the oral approval, a written application for an
order which, if granted consistent with this chapter, shall also
recite the oral approval under this subdivision and be retroactive to
the time of the oral approval.