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To: DugwayDuke

If there is a search warrant, I would say they can ask you to open the safe or take the safe until they can open it. I would be surprised to find that by putting something in a safe, you can prevent the police from carrying out a lawful court order.


30 posted on 05/09/2016 2:49:12 PM PDT by morphing libertarian (Hillary for Prison 2016.)
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To: morphing libertarian

Some difference in opinion on that. One court has ruled that they can make you provide a physical key to a lockbox but there is some dispute over whether a court can compel you to provide a memorized combination.

http://blogs.denverpost.com/crime/2012/01/05/why-criminals-should-always-use-combination-safes/3343/

Personally, I don’t think the distinction between a combination and a key will stand. I also believe that the courts will rule that you can be compelled to unlock your electronic records through a court order. You won’t be compelled to identify what the records are or why they might or might not be relevant but you would have to provide access.


36 posted on 05/09/2016 3:21:01 PM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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To: morphing libertarian
I would be surprised to find that by putting something in a safe, you can prevent the police from carrying out a lawful court order.

I would be surprised if you could stop them even if they don't have a court order. All they have to do is cry terrorist.

42 posted on 05/09/2016 4:56:50 PM PDT by itsahoot (Trump is a fumble mouthed blowhard that can't finish a sentence, but he will finish a term.)
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