Training Courses
Digital Evidence Search and Seizure
Instructor: Glenn Bard
Date: November 9, 2026
Format: Online
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: $175.00
Course Overview
This webinar explores the critical role that digital evidence plays in modern investigations and prosecutions. Participants will gain comprehensive knowledge of current best practices for identifying, preserving, searching, and seizing various forms of digital evidence, which may include cell phones, computers, cloud-based accounts, cellular records, video surveillance systems, and vehicle data.
Topics Covered
Types of Digital Evidence:
- Cell phones
- Computer systems
- Storage media
- Cloud accounts
- Cellular records
- Video surveillance
- Vehicle data
Key Competencies:
- Distinguish between lawful seizure, preservation, and examination procedures for devices and accounts
- Identify and apply appropriate legal authority, including warrants, consent, exigent circumstances, and recognized exceptions
- Draft particularized digital-evidence warrants with proper foundations in probable cause, specific locations, data categories, accounts, devices, and applicable time periods
- Apply foundational principles to phones, computers, cloud accounts, location data, vehicles, and third-party service providers
- Document collection and preservation efforts in ways that ensure admissibility and maintain forensic integrity
Course Materials
All participants will receive practical examples of preservation requests and specific search warrant language to support their professional practice.
Categories
Evidence, Search & Seizure