Which of the following are provisions of Section 215 (Records Access) of the USA Patriot Act? Select all that apply.
A. The investigators must compensate both the person providing the records as well as the subject for their inconvenience.
B. Investigators do not need to have probable cause that the individual whose records are being searched has any connection with terrorism.
C. Investigators can gain access to an individual's medical, financial, and other records held by others, including banks, doctors, and real estate companies.
D. The individuals who make another's records available to law enforcement cannot disclose to the subject that his or her records were examined.
B. Investigators do not need to have probable cause that the individual whose records are being searched has any connection with terrorism.
C. Investigators can gain access to an individual's medical, financial, and other records held by others, including banks, doctors, and real estate companies.
D. The individuals who make another's records available to law enforcement cannot disclose to the subject that his or her records were examined.
The provisions of Section 215 (Records Access) of the USA Patriot Act are as follows:
B. Investigators do not need to have probable cause that the individual whose records are being searched has any connection with terrorism.
C. Investigators can gain access to an individual's medical, financial, and other records held by others, including banks, doctors, and real estate companies.
D. The individuals who make another's records available to law enforcement cannot disclose to the subject that his or her records were examined.
To determine which provisions of Section 215 (Records Access) of the USA Patriot Act apply, we can analyze each option:
A. The statement that investigators must compensate both the person providing the records and the subject for their inconvenience is not a provision of Section 215.
B. This statement is correct. One of the provisions of Section 215 is that investigators do not need to have probable cause to search an individual's records if they believe there is a connection to terrorism.
C. This statement is also correct. Section 215 allows investigators to access an individual's medical, financial, and other records held by third parties without the individual's knowledge or consent.
D. This statement is true as well. Section 215 prohibits the disclosure to the subject that their records were examined.
Based on the explanations provided, the provisions of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act that apply are:
B. Investigators do not need to have probable cause that the individual whose records are being searched has any connection with terrorism.
C. Investigators can gain access to an individual's medical, financial, and other records held by others, including banks, doctors, and real estate companies.
D. The individuals who make another's records available to law enforcement cannot disclose to the subject that his or her records were examined.