18 USC § 2713 - Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records
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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s2713"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 2713 - Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2713"
section_name: "Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records"
chapter_number: 121
chapter_name: "STORED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS ACCESS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 115–141, div. V, § 103(a)(1), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1214.)"
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# § 2713. Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records
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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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 115–141, div. V, § 103(a)(1), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1214.)