Article 136 – Requesting a document or information

1. If there is a reasonable cause to believe that information or documents essential to the criminal case are stored in a computer system or on a computer data carrier, the prosecutor or the defence may file a motion with a court, according to the place of investigation, to issue a ruling requesting the provision of the relevant information or document. In the case of urgent necessity, investigative actions provided for by this article may be carried out on the basis of a prosecutor’s resolution in accordance with the procedure determined by Article 112(5) of this Code.

3. For the purposes of this article, information about the user shall be any information that a service provider stores as computer data or in any other form that is related to the users of its services, differs from internet traffic and content data and which can be used to establish/determine:

a) the type of communication services and technical means used, and the time of service;

b) the identity of the user, mail or residential address, phone numbers and other contact details, information on accounts and taxes, which are available based on a service contract or agreement;

c) any other information on the location of the installed communications equipment, which is available based on a service contract or agreement.