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The premises to be searched can be identified in severl ways; the correct mailing address - the real estate tax lot and plot number, or a physical description of the premises itself (e.g.: green house with brown shutters on northeast corner with an elm tree in front).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoyes the search warrant has to have the following:
name
address
city, state
and area to be searched
like if the warrant says the address and not a storage building in the back they can NOT search the storage building
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∙ 7y agoPer the information disclosed in the question, if it was served at the wrong address it is null and void. If any items were seized they were seized unlawfully, and any good defense attorney can have the search thrown out.
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Is a warrant valid if your at another address than your mailing address?
An arrest warrant doesn't care where it is served, the address is not important. A search warrant is valid for the address or premise listed in the warrant. Whether it is your address or not will not change the validity of the warrant.
What would define a faulty warrant?
A search warrant could be faulty if it has wrong information on it. Then it would make the search warrant void. This can be the wrong name or a mistake on the address. If there is not a reasonable suspicion it could also be faulty.
How do you prove wrong address on warrant after search?
Present proof to the court that the premises that were searched were NOT the address contained on the warrant.
Is search warrant valid if the house search and frincked with illegal drugs is not your residence address?
Yes, if the warrant specifies that home or location.
Who approves search warrants and what must be listed on the warrant?
A search warrant must be approved by a judge or magistrate in order for it to be executed. The warrant must specify what is being searched for and the physical address of where the search will take place.
Should a warrant to search have a full name on it?
As long as the address, or description, of the property/premises named in the search warrant is legally "sufficient" a name is not necessary.
Search warrant valid with a nickname?
A search warrant will specifically set forth the address or the property which may be searched. The legal name of the occupant need not necessarily be named.
Is a search warrant valid with the wrong address for drugs in Ga?
No, not unless the error was found and corrected by the issuing judge or magistrate BEFORE the warrant was executed. If the warrant was served at the wrong address, anything found and seized could be excluded as evidence.
What word means a court order allowing police to search property and seize evidence?
A Search Warrant
Can police search someones property who is not on the search warrant?
Search warrants are customarily issued identifying the PREMISES or LOCATION or ADDRESS to be searched, and do not usually name specific individuals. If you happen to be on those premises at the time the warrant is executed you and your property can, and will, be searched.
Can police issue a new search warrant while exacuting a search warrant?
Ive heard of police with a search warrant finding something non-related to the search warrant, and then issuing a new search warrant on the spot regarding the new issue.
What is a search warrant for an urban premises?
Question makes no sense. A search warrant is a search warrant regardless of WHERE the premises is physically located.
