Can the police recover the chat record?

Legal analysis: it can be restored, and the public security department has the ability to find the deleted chat record with the other party's WeChat. Electronic data are included in the scope of evidence collection by public security organs. However, only when it is necessary to restore the evidence involved in criminal investigation will the public security department restore this record, and it will be as long as it can be restored. If the public security bureau wants to check, it should be able to contact the operator to retrieve the chat record data.

Legal basis: Article 26 of the Procedures for Handling Administrative Cases by Public Security Organs, all materials that can prove the facts of a case are evidence. The evidence for public security organs to handle administrative cases includes: (1) physical evidence; (2) Documentary evidence; (three) the statement of the infringed and the testimony of other witnesses; (4) statements and defenses of the criminal suspect; (5) Appraisal opinions; (6) Records of inquests, inspections and appraisals and on-site records; (7) Audio-visual materials and electronic data. The evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case.