Indiana § 35-33-5-3 - Form
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-33-5-3 — Form, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-33-5-3. Form
Sec. 3. A search warrant in substantially the following form shall be sufficient:
STATE OF INDIANA
SS:
COUNTY OF _____________
IN THE _______ COURT
_____________________
To _______________ (herein insert the name, department or classification of the law enforcement officer to whom it is addressed)
You are authorized and ordered, in the name of the State of Indiana, with the necessary and proper assistance to enter into or upon ________________________ (here describe the place to be searched), and there diligently search for ________________ (here describe property which is the subject of the search). You are ordered to seize such property, or any part thereof, found on such search.
Dated this ____ day of ______, 20___, at the hour of ___ __M.
_________________________
(Signature of Judge)
Executed this ___ day of ____, 20___, at the hour of ____ ___M.
________________________________
(Signature of Law Enforcement Officer)
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.118.
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