Florida Search Warrant Rules in the Digital Age: Phones, Texts, and Social Media
Key Takeaways
· If Florida Police arrest you, they will inevitably confiscate your cell phone and perhaps other digital devices.
· This raises the question of what rights police have to search your phone or other digital devices if they suspect you of a crime.
· Tallahassee criminal defense attorney Zach Ward notes that police generally need a Florida search warrant to access most digital data, though there are exceptions.
· While your text messages and other private information on digital devices are generally protected from warrantless...