Tennessee § 40-6-102 - Grounds for issuance.
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§ 40-6-102. Grounds for issuance.
A search warrant may be issued on any one (1) of the following grounds: Where the property was stolen or embezzled; Where the property was used as the means of committing a felony; Where the property is in the possession of any person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense, or in the possession of another to whom the person may have delivered it, for the purpose of concealing it, or preventing its discovery; and Any other ground provided by law. Code 1858, § 5318; Shan.,§ 7296; mod. Code 1932, § 11898; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-502. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 18.80. Law Reviews. Search and Seizure Problems (E. C. Arnold), 16 Tenn. L. Rev. 291.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-6-102 cover?
Section 40-6-102 ("Grounds for issuance.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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