electronic communication
Defined in 6 places across 4 titles of the United States Code.
The terms “electronic communication”, “intercept”, “oral communication”, and “wire communication” have the meanings given those terms in section 2510 of title 18.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present10 U.S.C. § 130iArmed Forces · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
- 2026–present50 U.S.C. § 3515aWar and National Defense · Authority regarding unmanned aircraft systems · in this section
"electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photooptical system that affects interstate or foreign commerce, but does not include—
(A) any wire or oral communication;
(B) any communication made through a tone-only paging device;
(C) any communication from a tracking device (as defined in section 3117 of this title); or
(D) electronic funds transfer information stored by a financial institution in a communications system used for the electronic storage and transfer of funds;
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- 1996–present18 U.S.C. § 2510Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“electronic communication” means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photooptical system that affects interstate or foreign commerce, but does not include—
(A) any wire or oral communication;
(B) any communication made through a tone-only paging device; or
(C) any communication from a tracking device (as defined in section 3117 of this title);
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- 1994–199618 U.S.C. § 2510Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “electronic communication” has the meaning given that term under section 2510 of title 18.
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- 2015–present50 U.S.C. § 1873War and National Defense · Annual reports · in this section
The terms "electronic communication", "intercept", "oral communication", and "wire communication" have the meaning 5 given those terms in section 2510 of title 18.
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- 2018–20266 U.S.C. § 124nDomestic Security · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
The terms “electronic communication”, “intercept”, “oral communication”, and “wire communication” have the meaning 6 given those terms in section 2510 of title 18.
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- 2026–present6 U.S.C. § 124nDomestic Security · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
the terms “wire communication”, “electronic communication”, and “electronic communication service” have the meanings set forth for such terms in section 2510 of this title;
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- 1994–200118 U.S.C. § 3127Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions for chapter · as used in this chapter
the terms “wire communication”, “electronic communication”, “electronic communication service”, and “contents” have the meanings set forth for such terms in section 2510 of this title;
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- 2001–present18 U.S.C. § 3127Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions for chapter · as used in this chapter