3.0.0 1701 2023-01-15T08:03:21Z 2023-01-15T08:03:21Z Senate S S 2003-10-02 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-10-02T14:47:20Z 2003-10-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12378) IntroReferral 2003-10-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12377-12378) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N Crime and Law Enforcement Congress Congressional reporting requirements Law Searches and seizures Sunset legislation Warrants (Law) Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-10-02 Introduced in Senate 2003-12-23T16:04:04Z Reasonable Notice and Search Act - Revises provisions governing search warrants authorized under the USA PATRIOT ACT to: (1) limit the authority to delay notice of the issuance of such a search warrant to circumstances where providing immediate notice of the warrant will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, result in flight from prosecution, or result in the destruction of or tampering with the evidence sought under the warrant; and (2) require such delayed notification to be issued within seven days (currently, within a "reasonable period") after execution, with extensions by the court for additional periods of up to seven calendar days each time that the court finds reasonable cause to believe that notice of the execution of the warrant would have such consequences.

Requires the Attorney General, on a semiannual basis, to transmit to Congress and make public a report concerning all requests for delays of notice and for extensions of such delays.

Sunsets the delayed notice authority on December 31, 2005.

]]> Reasonable Notice and Search Act Display Title Reasonable Notice and Search Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to limit authority to delay notice of search warrants. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Reasonable Notice and Search Act Popular Titles Sneak and Peek Search bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2003-10-02T04:00:00Z 2003-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12378) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.