How soon can the police get the chat records?

Legal analysis: If the case level is quite high, how long can you check the chat records? You can go to the background to inquire, although the procedures are cumbersome, but you can get it. As the department of public security management and criminal case investigation, public security organs have higher investigation authority and advanced technical means. However, under normal circumstances, the public security organs will not inquire and retrieve the chat record information of users at will. Users' information records will only be inquired if laws such as criminal case investigation and evidence collection permit. Theoretically, as long as it is a chat record within the time range related to case investigation, the public security organ has the right to retrieve it, and there is no time limit. If the chat records involve related cases, it is not an invasion of others' privacy to retrieve the chat records, and you can also conduct technical investigation on the parties' mobile phones to obtain the positions and information of the parties. What does the evidence in a criminal case include: 1. Evidence includes: (1) physical evidence; (2) Documentary evidence; (3) Testimony of witnesses; (4) the victim's statement; (5) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants; (6) Appraisal opinions; (7) Records of the inquest, inspection, appraisal, investigation and experiment; (8) Audio-visual materials and electronic data. The evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case.

Legal basis: Article 116th of the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) includes audio-visual materials and video materials. Electronic data refers to information formed or stored in electronic media by means of e-mail, electronic data exchange, online chat records, blogs, Weibo, SMS, electronic signature and domain name. Audio and video materials stored in electronic media shall comply with the provisions of electronic data.

Article 54 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs have the right to collect and obtain evidence from relevant units and individuals. The relevant units and individuals shall truthfully provide evidence. Evidence materials such as physical evidence, documentary evidence, audio-visual materials and electronic data collected by administrative organs in the process of administrative law enforcement and case investigation can be used as evidence in criminal proceedings. Evidence involving state secrets, commercial secrets and personal privacy shall be kept confidential. Whoever forges, conceals or destroys evidence, and whoever the evidence belongs to, will be investigated by law.