Section 487.0195 — Criminal Code: For greater certainty

For greater certainty, no preservation demand, preservation order, keep account open or active order or production order is necessary for a peace officer or public officer to ask a person to voluntarily preserve data that the person is not prohibited by law from preserving, to voluntarily keep an account open or active that the person is not prohibited by law from keeping open or active or to voluntarily provide a document to the officer that the person is not prohibited by law from disclosing. A person who preserves data, keeps an account open or active or provides a document in those circumstances does not incur any criminal or civil liability for doing so.