# Ala. Code § 20-2B-10: Section 20-2B-10 Disclosure of Contents of Intercepted Wire or Electronic Communication, or Evidence Derived Therefrom

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 20-2B-10
- **Heading:** Section 20-2B-10 Disclosure of Contents of Intercepted Wire or Electronic Communication, or Evidence Derived Therefrom
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2B / Section 20-2B-10

## Text

(a) Any law enforcement officer who obtains, by any means authorized by this chapter, knowledge of the contents of a wire or electronic communication, or evidence derived from the communication, may disclose the contents, or evidence derived, to another law enforcement officer if the disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.

(b) Any law enforcement officer who obtains, by any means authorized by this chapter, knowledge of the contents of a wire or electronic communication, or evidence derived from the communication, may use the contents, or evidence derived, if the use is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer.

(c) Any individual who receives, by any means authorized by this chapter, information concerning a wire or electronic communication, or evidence derived from the communication, may disclose the contents of the communication, or evidence derived from the communication, while giving testimony in any proceeding held under the authority of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.

(d) No privileged wire or electronic communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, this chapter shall lose its privileged character.

(e) When an investigative officer, while engaged in intercepting wire or electronic communications in a manner authorized by this chapter, intercepts communications relating to an offense other than those specified in the intercept order, the contents of, and evidence derived from, the communication may be disclosed or used as provided by subsection (a) and (b). The contents of, and any evidence derived from the communication may be used under subsection (c) when a judge of competent jurisdiction finds, on a subsequent application, that the contents were otherwise intercepted in accordance with this chapter. The subsequent application shall be made as soon as practicable.

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