ACFE CFE-Law Exam - Topic 4 Question 71 Discussion

Actual exam question for ACFE's CFE-Law exam

Question #: 71
Topic #: 4

In common law jurisdictions failing to suspend routine destruction of electronic data can result in sanctions for failure to preserve relevant evidence

ATrue

BFalse

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Suggested Answer: B

by Jeanice at Mar 06, 2026, 09:12 AM

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Sommer

2 days ago

This is a common issue in law, for sure.

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Natalie

7 days ago

Wait, really? I had no idea!

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Renea

12 days ago

I disagree, it seems a bit extreme.

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Carman

17 days ago

Totally true, gotta preserve that evidence!

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Rima

23 days ago

I’m a bit confused; I thought it depended on the jurisdiction, but maybe that’s just for specific cases?

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Herminia

28 days ago

I practiced a similar question last week, and I think the answer was true as well.

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Joye

1 month ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like there was a case study that mentioned sanctions for not preserving data.

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Arlen

1 month ago

I think it's true because I remember reading about the duty to preserve evidence in my notes.

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