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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.
It's generally required that a person with whom is being searched or having their property searched under the terms of a search warrant be served with a copy upon the beginning or completion of a search. If the warrant was lost you could request a copy from the clerk of courts. You may be able to also have the evidence suppressed because you were not properly served with a copy of the warrant upon the beginning or ending of a search.
It is unclear what the questioner is asking. Law enforcement doesn't "hand' search warrants to anybody. If the question is asking about the search warrant being SERVED when there is no one home but a minor. . . yes, a search warrant can be served at anytime, even if nobody is at home.
If the warrant is actually being "served" on you then it's probably in your best interests not to resist its service. Afterwards you can determine if it was valid or not by contacting the Clerk of The Court, from which the warrant was issued to determine if it is on file, or not.
Yes, an occupant or resident is not required to be present when a search warrant is served.
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Whomever is listed on the warrant has the right to enter onto the premisis.
This doesn't make sense: a person who has been served a bench warrant is arrested and brought to the court that issued the warrant. However if the warrant has a bond amount specified, the person posts it, then doesn't show, then another bench warrant will be issued for a higher or no bond.
The fact that you were present at the location during the search allows the police to detain and frisk you for their safety.They shouldn't do an extensive search of your person unless:Your name is listed on the warrantThere's reason to believe that you're in possession of an item listed on the warrantThere's probable cause that you have/will commit a crime.
Yes, all warrants may be served nationally. A person who is the subject of a warrant can be arrested on that warrant in any state.
To serve a warrant is to to read it, and seize the person against whom it is issued. To execute a warrant is essentially the same.
A search warrant is necessary when a person doesn't not willingly let the police search their property. In which case, the police must present a valid reason to the court for it to allow a search. No search warrant is necessary if the arrestee or suspect gives permission for his property to be searched.