Required reports.

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(a) Within 30 days after the expiration of the authorized interception period specified in an order entered under AS 12.37.030 or, if an extension order has been entered, upon expiration of the authorized interception period specified in that order, the court entering the order shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts the following information:

(1) the fact that an order or extension order was applied for;

(2) the kind of order or extension order applied for;

(3) whether the order or extension order was granted as applied for or was granted as modified;

(4) the period of time for which the interception is authorized by the order and the number of, and duration of the authorized interception period specified in, any extension orders regarding that order;

(5) the offense specified in the order, extension order, or application;

(6) the name and title of the applicant; and

(7) the nature of the facilities from which or the place where the communication was to be intercepted.

(b) In January of each year, the attorney general or the attorney general's designee shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts the following information with respect to orders and extension orders obtained in the preceding calendar year:

(1) the information required by (a) of this section with respect to each application for an order or extension order made;

(2) a general description of the interceptions made under the order or extension, including the approximate

(A) nature and frequency of incriminating communications intercepted;

(B) nature and frequency of other communications intercepted;

(C) number of persons whose communications were intercepted; and

(D) nature, amount, and cost of the manpower and other resources used in the interceptions;

(3) the number of arrests resulting from interceptions made under the order or extension order, and the offenses for which arrests were made;

(4) the number of trials resulting from the interceptions;

(5) the number of motions to suppress made with respect to the interceptions, the number of such motions granted, and the number of such motions denied; and

(6) the number of convictions resulting from interceptions and the offenses for which the convictions were obtained, and a general assessment of the importance of the interceptions.

(c) In addition to the report required by (b) of this section, the attorney general or the attorney general's designee shall prepare and make available to the public annual reports on the operation of AS 12.37.010 - 12.37.130. The reports shall contain the following information:

(1) the number of applications made under AS 12.37.010 - 12.37.130;

(2) the number of orders entered by the court;

(3) the effective period of time for which each interception was authorized;

(4) the number of, and duration of the authorized interception period specified in, any extension orders;

(5) the offenses in connection with which the communications were sought;

(6) the names and titles of the applicants;

(7) the number of indictments or other charges resulting from each application;

(8) the offenses that each indictment or other charge relates to; and

(9) the disposition of each indictment or other charge.


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