When search warrant may issue (§ 19.2-52)—Virginia Decoded

When search warrant may issue

Except as provided in § 19.2-56.1, search warrants, based upon complaint on oath supported by an affidavit as required in § 19.2-54, may be issued by any judge, magistrate or other person having authority to issue criminal warrants, if he be satisfied from such complaint and affidavit that there is reasonable and probable cause for the issuance of such search warrant.

History

Code 1950, § 19.1-83; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1986, c. 636.

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Court Decisions

Tart v. Com. (COA, 11/23/93)
. . . search warrants is governed by statutes. See Code § 19.2-52 through Code § 19.2-60. Nothing in our . . .

Boyd v. Com. (COA, 04/02/91)
. . . section 10 of the Virginia Constitution and Code § 19.2-52 et seq. . . .

Henshaw v. Com. (COA, 12/06/94)
. . . general authority or under the authority of Code § 19.2-52 et seq., to allow defense counsel to . . .

United States v. Moore (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 03/30/11)
. . . supervise its return was conferred by Virginia Code §§ 19.2-52[2] and 19.2-56,[3] and the . . .

Fenner v. Dawes (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 09/21/90)
. . . search warrants in accord with the provisions of §§ 19.2-52 to 19.2-60 of the Code." Va.Code Ann. . . .

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