AB 846

Under current law, when a person places a phone call to a judge to request a

search warrant, the judge must place the caller under oath to take any testimony

that may form the basis of a search warrant. The testimony must be recorded either

by a court reporter or by means of a voice recording device. If recorded by a recording

device, the recording must be transcribed, the transcript must be certified as

accurate by the judge or court reporter, and both the certified transcript and the

original voice recording must be filed with the court.

This bill removes the requirement that the original recording be filed along

with the certified transcript of the testimony that forms the basis of an application

for a search warrant.