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A '''search warrant''' is a written order issued by a [[judge]] that directs a law enforcement officer to search a specific area for a particular piece of [[evidence]].

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A '''search warrant''' is a written order issued by a [[judge]] that directs a law enforcement officer to search a specific area for a particular piece of [[evidence]]. It requires three things to be valid:

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:(1) signed by a judge or magistrate;

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:(2) based on a showing of probably cause to the judge or magistrate; and

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:(3) specifies a particular location and area or items within that location to be searched.

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The term "warrant" is used loosely by government agents to include subpoenas and other administrative documents which are not valid search warrants.

==See also==

*[[Fourth Amendment]]

[[Category:Law]]

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