Messages sent using special text telephone devices (TDD, TTY, or TT) cannot be used as evidence in court or legal hearings — unless the same message could have been used as evidence if it had been sent a different way. Police can still intercept these messages if a court gives them legal permission to do so.
490.722. of communication through , TTY, or TT. — The contents, writings, or tapes resulting from any communication, directly or indirectly, through TDD, TTY, or TT are as of those communications or the specific contents of the communication thereof in any court of law, legal , or , unless such communication could have been introduced into evidence had it occurred without the use of such . This section shall not the of a lawful .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1995 H.B. 135 § 3)
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