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by crabbone 640 days ago
This will depend on how the company is registered and represented in the states it operates in. It will also depend on the citizenship of the kidnapped owners (and whether it will be even necessary, as maybe extradition would also work).

In any case, a court in any particular state will be responsible for issuing the documents entitling the law enforcement to particular data. There's also the process to dispute issuance or legitimacy of such documents, again, through courts.

So, obviously, there isn't a single answer to your questions. But, obviously, they aren't without answer. Any specific case will produce a potentially different set of answers.