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Florida extends digital evidence search warrant deadline to one year for child exploitation and serious crimes

Florida extends digital evidence search warrant deadline to one year for child exploitation and serious crimes
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Governor Ron DeSantis has signed HB 359, legislation sponsored by Rep. Adam Anderson that extends the deadline for law enforcement to execute search warrants on encrypted phones, computers, and other digital devices from 45 days to one year. The new law is designed to modernize criminal justice procedures and provide law enforcement with

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