Indiana § 35-33-5-6 - Dead body; search of building or place; affidavit
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§ 35-33-5-6. Dead body; search of building or place; affidavit
Sec. 6. When an affidavit is filed before a judge alleging that the affiant has good reasons to believe, and does believe, that a dead human body is illegally secreted in a certain building, or other particularly specified place in the county, the judge may issue a search warrant authorizing a law enforcement officer to enter and search the building or other place for the dead body. While making the search, the law enforcement officer shall have the power of an officer executing a regular search warrant.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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