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2022 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 5 - Searches and Seizures
Article 2 - Searches With Warrants
§ 17-5-20. Requirements for Issuance of Search Warrant Generally
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GA Code § 17-5-20 (2022)
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- A search warrant may be issued only upon the application of an officer of this state or its political subdivisions charged with the duty of enforcing the criminal laws or a currently certified peace officer engaged in the course of official duty, whether said officer is employed by a law enforcement unit of:
- The state or a political subdivision of the state; or
- A university, college, or school.
- A search warrant shall not be issued upon the application of a private citizen or for his aid in the enforcement of personal, civil, or property rights.
History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 567, § 14; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1980, § 1.
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For note on 1990 amendment of this Code section, see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 261 (1990).
For comment, “The Reasonableness and Unreasonableness of Delays in Obtaining Search Warrants,” see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 1149 (2020).
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