Louisiana Private Investigator Licensing Practice Exam

Is an intercepted wire communication by a non-party admissible as evidence in a domestic investigation?

1. True

2. False

3. It depends on the context

4. Only if it was consensually recorded

The correct answer is: False

In the context of Louisiana law regarding wire communications, intercepted communications are subject to strict regulations and protections under both state and federal laws. The key principle at play here is the expectation of privacy and the legality of interception. Generally, evidence obtained from an intercepted wire communication by a non-party without consent is inadmissible in court. This is because unauthorized interception violates privacy rights and statutory protections against eavesdropping and wiretapping. If a communication is intercepted without the consent of at least one party, it falls under illegal surveillance, which makes it inadmissible as evidence in legal proceedings. Therefore, a non-party who intercepts such communication does not have the legal right to present that evidence in a domestic investigation or in court. The other options rely on varying interpretations of circumstances or conditional agreements regarding interception, which do not align with established legal standards that emphasize consent as a fundamental requirement for admissibility of intercepted communications.