Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§2713 Required Preservation and Disclosure of Communications and Records
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 121 — STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS › § 2713
Summary
Electronic communications or remote computing providers must preserve, backup, and turn over customer/subscriber messages and records they control, even if those files are stored outside the U.S.
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Title 18, §2713
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service shall comply with the obligations of this chapter to preserve, backup, or disclose the contents of a wire or electronic communication and any record or other information pertaining to a customer or subscriber within such provider’s possession, custody, or control, regardless of whether such communication, record, or other information is located within or outside of the United States.
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18 U.S.C. § 2713
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102