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Fourth Amendment Preservation and Protection Act of 2013

Introduced: May 23, 2013 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fourth Amendment Preservation and Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits the federal government or a state or local government from obtaining or seeking to obtain information relating to an individual or group of individuals held by a third party in a system of records, except as authorized by this Act. Deems information obtained otherwise to be inadmissible in a criminal prosecution in a court of law.

Permits the government to obtain, and a court to admit, information relating to an individual held by a third party in a system of records if: (1) the individual whose name or identification information the government is using to access the information provides express and informed consent to the search; or (2) the government obtains a warrant, upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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