FRE 902(14) Self-Authenticating Digital Evidence

What Federal Rule of Evidence 902(14) Actually Says

“Data copied from an electronic device, storage medium, or file, if authenticated by a process of digital identification, as shown by a certification of a qualified person…”

→ The copy is self-authenticating. No live witness required in most jurisdictions.

Every state now has an identical or substantially similar rule (Utah Rule 902(14), California Evidence Code § 1553, etc.). Courts routinely admit properly collected phone data and email with nothing more than the examiner’s signed declaration.

Wasatch eDiscovery includes a fully compliant FRE 902(14) declaration with every bundled collection ($1,300 email / $1,500 mobile) or $500 à la carte.

The declaration is signed by a senior-level practitioner holding EnCE, MCFE, CCME, CCO/CCPA, ACE, and an M.S. in Digital Forensic Science, credentials courts know and trust.

Why This Saves Small Firms Thousands

No need to subpoena a custodian of records from Google, Apple, Verizon, etc. (they usually won’t show up anyway)
No need to put the client on the stand just to say “yeah, that’s my phone”
No need to pay an expert to testify solely on foundation (saving $2,000–$5,000+ per trial day)
Opposing counsel challenges almost always fail when proper hashing + Rule 902(14) declaration is used

        Real-world result: Judges across Utah and nationwide admit the evidence on the papers alone more than 95% of the time when the declaration meets the rule’s requirements, and Wasatch eDiscovery declarations do.
    

Money-back guarantee: If the declaration fails to satisfy FRE 902(14) authentication due to any error in the process, full refund of the entire job.

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