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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.266

Search warrant defined — who may issue

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Randy Neil (2011)

Most recently applied in United States v. Hansmeier (May 2014)

Effective: 28 Aug 1974; (L. 1974 S.B. 366 § 2)

1. A search warrant is a written order of a court commanding the search of a person, place, or thing and the seizure, or photographing or copying, of property found thereon or therein.

2. A search warrant may be issued by an appellate judge or by any judge of a court having original jurisdiction of criminal offenses within the territorial jurisdiction where the person, place, or movable or immovable thing to be searched is located at the time of the making of the application.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.