Digital Evidence Search and Seizure

Digital evidence can be the most important type of evidence in many investigations and prosecutions. And that evidence can take many forms ranging from cell phones to computers to cloud accounts to cellular records to video surveillance. And all of them require very specific steps to properly preserve and seize and search the data. In this webinar the attendee will be familiarized with the current best practices for search and seizure of various types of digital evidence. Specifically the attendee will learn how to recognize, preserve, search and seize the following:
Various types of digital evidence:
Cell phones
Computer systems
Storage media
Cloud accounts
Cellular records
Video surveillance
Vehicle Data
The webinar will also cover the following topics:
Separate lawful seizure, preservation, and examination of a device or account.
Choose and articulate a lawful authority: warrant, consent, exigency, or another recognized exception.
Draft a particularized digital-evidence warrant tied to probable cause, locations, data categories, accounts, devices, and relevant time periods.
Apply core rules to phones, computers, cloud accounts, location data, vehicles, and third-party providers.
Document collection and preservation choices in a way that supports admissibility and forensic integrity.
All attendees will be supplied with examples of preservation requests as well as specific search warrant language.