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Forcing you to unlock a laptop or phone that doesnt have a battery would fall under a different legal precedent.

• maximilianroos 8y ago
  A forensic search would require reasonable suspicion. I'm not aware of any legal weight attached to batteries - what's the legal precedent you're thinking of?
  • ProAm 8y ago
    Having a third party install anything new (i.e. battery) to the device that wasn't present when it was confiscated would put into question the integrity of anything found on the device.
    • greatpatton 8y ago
      Maybe just plug it...