Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 19.2, Criminal Procedure

Va. Code (Crim. Proc.) § 19.2-56: To whom search warrant directed; what it shall command; warrant to show date and time of issuance; copy of affidavit to be part of warrant and served therewith; warrants not executed within 15 days

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute sets procedural requirements for judges and magistrates issuing search warrants, including the required contents of warrants and who may execute them.

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