The police may not, without a warrant, search a cell phone seized from an arrestee, unless exigent circumstances or consent exist.

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The Supreme Court ruled in Riley v. California (2014) that police must generally obtain a warrant before searching a cell phone seized at the time of an arrest, unless there are exigent circumstances or the individual gives consent to the search.

The Police May Not, Without a Warrant, Search a Cell