Any person having authority to issue criminal warrants who wilfully and knowingly issues a general search warrant or a search warrant without the affidavit required by § 19.2-54 shall be deemed guilty of a malfeasance.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-55
Issuing general search warrant or search warrant without affidavit deemed malfeasance
Code 1950, § 19.1-89; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
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