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title: "18 U.S.C. 3126 ECPA: Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices"
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18 U.S.C. 3126 ECPA · Chapter 206: PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES

# 18 U.S.C. 3126 ECPA: Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

The Attorney General shall annually report to Congress on the number of pen register orders and orders for trap and trace devices applied for by law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice, which report shall include information concerning⁠—

#### 18 U.S.C. 3126(1)

**(1)** the period of interceptions authorized by the order, and the number and duration of any extensions of the order;

#### 18 U.S.C. 3126(2)

**(2)** the offense specified in the order or application, or extension of an order;

#### 18 U.S.C. 3126(3)

**(3)** the number of investigations involved;

#### 18 U.S.C. 3126(4)

**(4)** the number and nature of the facilities affected; and

#### 18 U.S.C. 3126(5)

**(5)** the identity, including district, of the applying investigative or law enforcement agency making the application and the person authorizing the order.

## Source

Source: United States Code, title 18, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 99-508, title III, § 301(a) , Oct. 21, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1871 , § 3125; renumbered § 3126, Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, § 7092(a)(1) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4410 ; amended Pub. L. 106-197, § 3 , May 2, 2000 , 114 Stat. 247 .)

[18 U.S.C. 3126 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t18/s3126/)

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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