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In practice. A warrant requiring the officer to whom it is addressed to search a house, or other place, therein specified, for stolen, contraband or illicit property therein, and, if the same shall be found upon such search, to bring the goods so found, together with the body of the person occupying the same, who is named, before the justice or other officer granting the warrant, or some other justice of the peace, or other lawfully authorized officer.

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In practice. A warrant requiring the officer to whom it is addressed to search a house, or other place, therein specified, for stolen, contraband or illicit property therein, and, if the same shall be found upon such search, to bring the goods so found, together with the body of the person occupying the same, who is named, before the justice or other officer granting the warrant, or some other justice of the peace, or other lawfully authorized officer.

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This definition of Search Warrant Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..

 

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Search Warrant as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):

An order signed by a judge that directs the owners of private property to allow the police to enter and search for items named in the warrant

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Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982

An order issued by a judge that allows certain law enforcement officers to search a specified place for specified things or persons and to bring them before the court.

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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United States Constitution

According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled SEARCH WARRANTThe fourth amendment to the Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and provides that “No Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or Affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
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Automobile Searches; Search and Seizure.

Further Reading (Articles)

Search Warrants For Business Premises: A Practical Guide For Preparation., Mondaq Business Briefing; November 30, 2010

Search Warrants Issued in DHHR Bid, The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV); September 12, 2012; Lori Kersey Phil Kabler

‘We have a warrant to search your facility.’.(how to prepare for and respond to a search warrant), Directors & Boards; January 1, 1999; Yannett, Bruce E.

Sneak and Peak Warrants: Legal Issues regarding Surreptitious Searches, The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; February 1, 1997; Crawford, Kimberly A.

Contingency Planning for Search Warrants and Direct Government Contacts., Mondaq Business Briefing; November 18, 2002

A Remarkable New Opinion on Search Warrants for Online Accounts — and Why I Think It’s Wrong, The Washington Post; March 27, 2014; Kerr, Orin

Press One for Warrant: Reinventing the Fourth Amendment’s Search Warrant Requirement through Electronic Procedures, Vanderbilt Law Review; October 1, 2002; Smith, Justin H.

Pasadena courts among many in county with flawed search warrant record keeping, Pasadena Star-News; August 21, 2010; Brian Charles

Search Warrant Applications, The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; December 1, 1994; Grosso, Andrew

Rejection of search-warrant pleas rare, AZ Daily Star; December 29, 2011; KIM SMITH

Search Warrant, Encyclopedia of the American Constitution; January 1, 2000

ABOVE ALL THINGS SEARCH WARRANTS, The Manila Times; June 7, 2006; Jr, Ramon Mabutas, Eloisa S

Goodlatte to Holder: Search Warrants for Fox News Emails at Odds with Sworn Testimony, States News Service; May 29, 2013

When are anticipatory search warrants valid?, Trial; February 1, 2007; Bradley, Craig M.

Chairman Goodlatte and Sensenbrenner to Holder: Search Warrants for Fox News Emails at Odds with Sworn Testimony, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; June 1, 2013

Goodlatte and Sensenbrenner to Holder: Search Warrants for Fox News Emails at Odds with Sworn Testimony, States News Service; May 29, 2013

Unwarranted After questions raised, McLean County drops policy of sealing all search warrants, but other areas continue practice despite ruling by attorney general, The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; November 14, 2009; Edith Brady-Lunny

NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT ISSUES OPINION REGARDING SEARCH WARRANT FOR MEDICAL RECORDS OF C.T., US Fed News Service, Including US State News; May 8, 2010

A Street Guide to Search Warrant Exceptions, Law & Order; October 1, 2000; Herron, Jeffrey

SJC tightens search-warrant rules Decision requires police to have copy of order, bans sealing off target, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); May 12, 1994; John Ellement, Globe Staff


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