Search Warrant (Sample) - Drug Endangered Children Training and ...

SEARCH WARRANT NO.________________COURTSTATE OF _________________,COUNTY or PARISH OF _____________SEARCH WARRANT AND AFFIDAVIT(AFFIDAVIT)Detective (Case Agent’s Name), being sworn, under the penalty of perjury, swears that theinformation contained within this Search Warrant and Affidavit and the attached and incorporatedStatement of Probable Cause is true and that based thereon, she/he has probable cause to believeand does believe that the property described below is lawfully seizable pursuant to Penal orCriminal Code Section # , as indicated below, and is now located at the locations set forthbelow. Wherefore, affiant or case agent requests that this Search Warrant be issued.________________________, NIGHT SEARCH REQUESTED; YES ( ) NO ( )Detective (Case Agent’s Name)(SEARCH WARRANT)THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF _______________________TO ANY SHERIFF,POLICEMAN OR PEACE OFFICER IN THE COUNTY OF ___________________:proof by affidavit having been made before me by Detective (Case Agent’s Name) that there isprobable cause to believe that the property described herein may be found at the locations set forthherein and that it is lawfully seizable pursuant to Penal or Criminal Code Section #_______ asindicated below by "x" in that it:XXXXXX_______________was stolen or embezzled.was used as the means of committing a felony.is possessed by a person with the intent to use it as means of committing apublic offense or is possessed by another to whom he or she may havedelivered it for the purpose of concealing it or preventing its discovery.tends to show that a felony has been committed or that a particular personhas committed a felony.tends to show that sexual exploitation of a child, in violation of CodeSection ______________, has occurred or is occurring.DEC Search Warrant SAMPLE; Revised 5/1/131Copyright © 2013 Drug Endangered Children Training & Advocacy CenterAll Rights Reserved; BSCC Grant #661-12

SEARCH WARRANT NO.And items which tend to show that a child was placed in a situation endangering the child’s health,and items tending to show the person(s) responsible for the child’s endangerment, including:evidence of any carpet, floor, or soil, (or any area) exposed to contamination by the use ofmanufacture of a controlled substance or of a precursor or chemicals; photographs of the livingconditions capturing exposed wiring, feces, sleeping areas, bathroom conditions, kitchen and foodsupplies; evidence of physical abuse; evidence of relationship between a child endangered and theparty responsible found in the location for which this warrant is sought; evidence of spoiled orcontaminated food; evidence of stains on a child’s clothing; evidence of expired medications towhich child had access; evidence of dangerous weapons or conditions to which any child is/wasexposed, at the location for which this warrant is sought, and to seize all such items as evidence ofchild endangerment.AND TO SEIZE IT IF FOUND and bring it forthwith before me, or this court, at the courthouseof this court. This Search Warrant and incorporated Affidavit was sworn to as true andsubscribed before me this_______day of______________, 20___, at___________ a.m./p.m.Wherefore, I find probable cause for the issuance of this Search Warrant and do issue it.__________________________NIGHT SEARCH APPROVED: YES ( ) NO ( )(Signature of Magistrate)Judge of the _______________CourtDate and Time of Warrant Execution - Commencing_________________Ending ____________________DEC Search Warrant SAMPLE; Revised 5/1/133Copyright © 2013 Drug Endangered Children Training & Advocacy CenterAll Rights Reserved; BSCC Grant #661-12