Section 15A-262 - Application for order for pen register or trap and trace device(a) Application. - A law enforcement officer may make an application for an order or an extension of an order under G.S. 15A-263 authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device, in writing under oath or affirmation, to a superior court judge.(b) Contents of application. - An application under subsection (a) of this section shall include: (1) The identity of the law enforcement officer making the application and the identity of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation; and(2) A certification by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by that agency.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-262
1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1104, s. 1.