Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records
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/us/usc/t18/s2713
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH121
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service shall comply with the obligations of this chapter to preserve, backup, or disclose the contents of a wire or electronic communication and any record or other information pertaining to a customer or subscriber within such provider’s possession, custody, or control, regardless of whether such communication, record, or other information is located within or outside of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 115–141, div. V, § 103(a)(1), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1214.)
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