Oklahoma § 22-1233 - Return of search warrant

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 22-1233 — Return of search warrant, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 22-1233. Return of search warrant

A. Any peace officer who executes a search warrant must

forthwith return the warrant to the magistrate who authorized the

warrant or to a magistrate who presides in the judicial district in

which the property was found and seized together with a written

inventory of the property taken, which shall be made publicly, or in

the presence of the person from whose possession it was taken and of

the applicant for the warrant, if they are present, verified by the

affidavit of the officer, and taken before the magistrate, to the

following effect:

I, A. B., the officer by whom this warrant was executed, do

swear that the above inventory contains a true and detailed account

of all the property taken by me on the warrant.

B. Any peace officer who executes a search warrant to search a

third-party residence for a person with an outstanding warrant must

forthwith return the search warrant to the magistrate who authorized

the warrant or to a magistrate who presides in the judicial district

in which the person was found by filing an arrest and booking

affidavit or by filing a separate return identifying the person and

the location where the person was found, verified by the affidavit

of the officer, and taken before the magistrate, to the following

effect:

I, A. B., the officer by whom this warrant was executed, do

swear that the above contains the true name and location of arrest

for the person arrested by me pursuant to the warrant.

R.L.1910, § 6071. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 290, § 4, eff. Sept. 1,

1990; Laws 2024, c. 39, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 22-1233

What does Oklahoma Statutes § 22-1233 cover?

Section 22-1233 ("Return of search warrant") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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Is this the official text of Oklahoma law?

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