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A search warrant is an item that must be provided, normally by a judge, if a law enforcement officer needs to search a person, a location, or a vehicle.
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A search warrant is a legal document issued by a court that authorizes law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a specific location, such as a person's home, vehicle, or office. It allows the officers to collect evidence related to a suspected crime. The warrant outlines the scope of the search, the items to be seized, and the authority for the search.
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Even though there is a search warrant can police search a home in South Dakota if no one's been in the home to receive the warrant?
Yes. The police can search any items if they have a warrant. It does not matter that no one is there to receive the warrant. The police only have to leave a copy of the warrant at the residence.
Is a search and seizure warrant one document or two?
A Search Warrant is 1 document An Arrest Warrant is 1 document. There is no document that allows both.
If there is an arrest warrant out for a person do you need a search warrant?
No. As the arrest warrant for a person is simply that in & of itself -- to arrest the person. There should not be a need for a search warrant unless the authorities wish to search through one's personal property.
Can police with search warrant for one apartment search other apartments in same home?
No. They have to have a warrant for each living space.
On an outstanding warrant can they enter your property without a search warrant?
They already have a warrant for the arrest of a person so they do not need another one to entire the residence of the named person. However, they do need a search and seizure warrant to search the premises for anything or anyone not included in the "outstanding" warrant.
When is a search illegal?
When they don't have a warrant for whatever they search ( even if they do have a warrant, it is usually for one piece of property house, shed, etc.)
To search your homes the government must have one of these?
Warrant
Can you hand a search warrant to a minor?
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.
Name one specific detail that must be identified on a search warrant?
What the object of the search warrant is, IE, if you're looking for a firearm, or ilegal narcotics, or a candlestick in the library.
How many warrants can a teenager get before they get arrested?
It could be one. There are search warrants and arrest warrants. If you have a search warrant, the police are entitled to search your property. After executing the search warrant, if the police establish probable cause to believe that you committed a crime, they can arrest you. If you have an arrest warrant, it is only a matter of time before the police find you and execute the arrest warrant.
Can a policeman search your vehicle without a search warrant in California?
Nope. he has to have a warrant or a good reason to. one way to let him have a good reason is by giving him lip about it and saying no. then he can get suspicious and find a way to search it.
Do the time the search warrant is obtain have to be on the warrant?
No. It's not the police's job to show you the warrant as long as they have a valid one. By the time they leave your house you will have one posted on your door or given to you personally. As long as its it's a valid warrant i.e. at the department just authorized its ok. Your entitled to a copy of it which you will get during the search if it is not already present at the time of the search. When the enter your house at that specific time if any officer has a warrant its valid. If they enter your house in the process of getting a warrant under the assumption that they will receive one its invalid. Actually having the warrant at the scene during the time of entry is not required.
