I don't know the answer to the first question you ask, but state law seems to indicate that yes, electronic devices -- at least when used for illegal drug sales

I don't know the answer to the first question you ask, but state law seems to indicate that yes, electronic devices -- at least when used for illegal drug sales -- are special: RCW 9.73.200: "conversations regarding illegal drug operations should be intercepted, transmitted, and recorded in certain circumstances without prior judicial approval in order to protect the life and safety of law enforcement personnel and to enhance prosecution of drug offenses, and that that interception and transmission can be done without violating the constitutional guarantees of privacy". [1]: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.73.200 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.73.200