Registros de servicios de comunicación y su uso en investigaciones penales

Explicación Simple

Esta ley permite a los fiscales pedir información de empresas de comunicación si están investigando un crimen. Es como si un detective pidiera las llamadas telefónicas de alguien para resolver un caso.

Es como cuando un maestro necesita ver las tareas de los estudiantes para asegurarse de que están aprendiendo. Si hay sospechas de que alguien hizo trampa, puede pedir ver esas tareas para comprobarlo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que la policía investiga a un joven llamado Juan, quien está sospechado de hackear una computadora. El fiscal puede pedir a la compañía de telefonía móvil los registros de llamadas de Juan para ver si tenía contacto con alguien relacionado con el delito.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

13-3018. Communication service records; subpoenas; application; certification; definition A. This section applies to all communication service providers that do business in this state or that furnish communication services to persons within this state. B. The prosecutor may issue a subpoena duces tecum to a communication service provider in order to obtain communication service records in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution for any offense in which a prosecutor suspects that a computer or network was used.  This subsection does not prevent the prosecutor from obtaining a grand jury subpoena duces tecum. C. The prosecutor who issues a subpoena pursuant to this section shall certify in the body of the subpoena that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation. D. An authorized representative of a communication service provider may certify communication service records that are obtained by subpoena if all of the following apply: 1. The records are the regular communication service records that are used and kept by the communication service provider. 2. The records are made at or near the time the underlying communications occur in the ordinary course of business. 3. The authorized representative certifies that the record produced in response to the subpoena is an accurate copy of the communication service provider records. E. Certified communication service records that are obtained by subpoena may be introduced in evidence at a hearing or trial and constitute prima facie evidence of the facts contained in the records. F. If a certification of communication service provider records is acknowledged by any notary or other officer who is authorized by law to take acknowledgments, the certification shall be receive