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§ 15A‑246.  Form and content of the search warrant.

A search warrant must contain:

(1)       The name and signature of the issuing official with the time and date of issuance above his signature; and

(2)       The name of a specific officer or the classification of officers to whom the warrant is addressed; and

(3)       The names of the applicant and of all persons whose affidavits or testimony were given in support of the application; and

(4)       A designation sufficient to establish with reasonable certainty the premises, vehicles, or persons to be searched; and

(5)       A description or a designation of the items constituting the  object of the search and authorized to be seized. (1868‑9, c. 178, subch. 3, s. 39; Code, s. 1172; Rev., s. 3164; C.S., s.  4530; 1961, c. 1069; 1969, c. 869, s. 8; 1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)