18 U.S.C. § 2234
Section 2234 · Authority exceeded in executing warrant
Current version, with additions and removals from the June 25, 1948 version.
Current — November 2, 2002
As of June 25, 1948
Whoever, in executing a search warrant, willfully exceeds his authority or exercises it with unnecessary severity, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year.
Whoever, in executing a search warrant, willfully exceeds his authority or exercises it with unnecessary severity, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.